CVE-2026-17887

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Use After Free in TabStrip in Google Chrome

Publication date: 2026-07-30

Last updated on: 2026-08-03

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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Published

2026-07-30

Last Modified

2026-08-03

Generated

2026-08-20

AI Q&A

2026-07-30

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-18

NVD

CVE-2026-17887

EUVD

EUVD-2026-50636

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-416	The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in the TabStrip component of Google Chrome. It occurs when a program tries to use memory that has already been freed, potentially leading to heap corruption. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into performing specific UI gestures on 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/ in the browser. If your version is below 151.0.7922.72, update Chrome immediately.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on your system. If exploited, it may lead to crashes, data corruption, or unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability does not directly affect compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, or other standards as it is a technical flaw in Google Chrome's TabStrip component. Compliance impacts would depend on how the vulnerability is exploited in a specific environment or system.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to address the use after free vulnerability in TabStrip.

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