Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
History

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Title chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater
Weaknesses CWE-434
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

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Description Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-20
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-31T03:55:35.632Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:35:06.509Z

Link: CVE-2026-17861

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T12:25:26.433Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:19:41Z

Links: CVE-2026-17861 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T04:30:04Z