CVE-2026-17847

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ANGLE Insufficient Input Validation Sandbox Escape in Google Chrome

Publication date: 2026-07-30

Last updated on: 2026-08-03

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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Published

2026-07-30

Last Modified

2026-08-03

Generated

2026-08-19

AI Q&A

2026-07-30

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-18

NVD

CVE-2026-17847

EUVD

EUVD-2026-50596

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 151.0.7922.72 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-20	The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an insufficient validation issue in ANGLE within Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker to potentially escape the sandbox by exploiting a crafted HTML page.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. To detect it, check your Chrome version by running chrome --version or chrome://version in the browser. If your version is below 151.0.7922.72, the system is vulnerable.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to break out of the browser's sandbox, potentially gaining access to system resources or sensitive data on your device.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome, potentially allowing sandbox escape via crafted HTML. While not directly tied to compliance standards, such vulnerabilities could lead to unauthorized data access or exfiltration, which may violate GDPR (data protection) or HIPAA (health data privacy) if exploited.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to address the vulnerability.

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