CVE-2026-17759
published 2026-07-30CVE-2026-17759: Uninitialized Use in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory…
PriorityP433medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
0.29%
21.2th percentile
Uninitialized Use in Codecs 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: Medium)
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 151.0.7922.72 | 151.0.7922.72 | |
| chrome | >= 151.0.7922.72 < 151.0.7922.72 | 151.0.7922.72 | |
| chrome_desktop | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in Codecs
vendor_redhat·2026-07-30·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2026-17759 [MEDIUM] CWE-824 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in Codecs
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in Codecs
An uninitialized use flaw was found in the Codecs component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=504650654
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-17759
vendor_chrome·2026-07-29
CVE-2026-17759 [MEDIUM] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-17759
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-17759: Uninitialized Use in Codecs. Reported by Google on 2026-04-20 [N/A][ 506473189 ] Medium CVE-2026-17760: Side-channel information leakage in NoStatePrefetch
Reported by Google on 2026-04-25 [N/A][ 508249524 ] Medium CVE-2026-17761: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Chrome for iOS
Severity: medium
GHSA
Uninitialized Use in Codecs 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.
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-07-30
CVE-2026-17759 [MEDIUM] CWE-457 Uninitialized Use in Codecs 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.
Uninitialized Use in Codecs 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: Medium)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-07-30
Published