CVE-2026-17942

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Side-Channel Data Leakage in Google Chrome SVG

Publication date: 2026-07-30

Last updated on: 2026-08-03

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Side-channel information leakage in SVG in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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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-2026-17942

EUVD

EUVD-2026-50868

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-1300	The device does not contain sufficient protection mechanisms to prevent physical side channels from exposing sensitive information due to patterns in physically observable phenomena such as variations in power consumption, electromagnetic emissions (EME), or acoustic emissions.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a side-channel information leakage issue in SVG rendering within Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker to access cross-origin data by exploiting a crafted HTML page.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves side-channel information leakage in SVG rendering in Google Chrome. Detection primarily requires checking the Chrome version and monitoring for suspicious HTML pages exploiting this issue. No direct commands are provided in the context to detect active exploitation.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to steal sensitive data from other websites you visit while using the vulnerable Chrome version. This includes personal information, login credentials, or other confidential data.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data exposure, potentially violating GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health information privacy) by exposing personal or sensitive data.

Mitigation Strategies

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

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