CVE-2026-17919

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Insufficient Policy Enforcement in Google Chrome on Mac Leads to Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-07-30

Last updated on: 2026-08-03

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in Enterprise in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via physical access to the device. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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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-2026-17919

EUVD

EUVD-2026-50668

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-693	The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is due to insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome on Mac. A local attacker with physical access to a device running an affected Chrome version could exploit this to escalate their privileges on the system.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability requires physical access to the device and is specific to Google Chrome on Mac prior to version 151.0.7922.72. Detection involves checking the installed Chrome version via the 'About Google Chrome' menu or running 'google-chrome --version' in the terminal.

Impact Analysis

If you have physical access to a Mac with an unpatched Chrome version, an attacker could gain higher privileges than intended, potentially allowing them to install malicious software, access sensitive data, or perform unauthorized actions on your system.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows local attackers to gain elevated privileges via physical access, which could lead to unauthorized data access or modification. This may impact compliance with GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health data security) by increasing risks of unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later. Ensure automatic updates are enabled to prevent future occurrences. Restrict physical access to devices if possible.

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