CVE-2026-17967

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Use After Free in Google Chrome for iOS Prior to 151.0.7922.72

Publication date: 2026-07-30

Last updated on: 2026-08-03

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Use after free in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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Published

2026-07-30

Last Modified

2026-08-03

Generated

2026-08-19

AI Q&A

2026-07-30

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-18

NVD

CVE-2026-17967

EUVD

EUVD-2026-50893

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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.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 Google Chrome for iOS. 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 crafting a malicious HTML page to trigger the flaw.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to Google Chrome on iOS prior to version 151.0.7922.72. Detection involves checking the installed Chrome version on iOS devices. If the version is below 151.0.7922.72, the system is vulnerable. No direct network detection commands are provided as this is an application-level issue.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code or crash the browser. However, the severity is rated as Low by Chromium, meaning the risk of real-world impact is limited. Users should update Chrome to the patched version to avoid exposure.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in Chrome for iOS, which could allow heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. It does not directly impact compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA, as it is a low-severity issue with no evidence of data exposure or privacy violations.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome on iOS to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to address the use after free vulnerability.

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