CVE-2026-17978

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Oct 23, 2026

Description

Side-channel information leakage in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-1300

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChrome>= 151.0.7922.72, < 151.0.7922.72

References

Timeline

Published
Jul 30, 2026
Last modified
Oct 23, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2026-17978: Medium severity, CVSS 5.3 | Vulnix