CVE-2026-17862
published 2026-07-30CVE-2026-17862: Use after free in Tracing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious…
PriorityP341high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.08%
0.4th percentile
Use after free in Tracing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (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
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing
vendor_redhat·2026-07-30·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2026-17862 [HIGH] CWE-825 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing
An use after free flaw was found in the Tracing component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=520426287
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-2026-17861
vendor_chrome·2026-07-29
CVE-2026-17861 [MEDIUM] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-17861
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-17861: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05 [N/A][ 520426287 ] Medium CVE-2026-17862: Use after free in Tracing
Reported by Google on 2026-06-05 [N/A][ 520468718 ] Medium CVE-2026-17863: Inappropriate implementation in Browser
Severity: medium
GHSA
Use after free in Tracing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file.
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-07-30
CVE-2026-17862 [HIGH] CWE-416 Use after free in Tracing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file.
Use after free in Tracing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-17862 chromium: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2026-07-30·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2026-17862 [HIGH] CVE-2026-17862 chromium: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing [fedora-all]
CVE-2026-17862 chromium: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing [fedora-all]
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.
Use after free in Tracing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-17862 chromium: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing [epel-all]
bugzilla·2026-07-30·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2026-17862 [HIGH] CVE-2026-17862 chromium: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing [epel-all]
CVE-2026-17862 chromium: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing [epel-all]
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.
Use after free in Tracing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-17862 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing
bugzilla·2026-07-30·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2026-17862 [HIGH] CVE-2026-17862 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing
CVE-2026-17862 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Tracing
Use after free in Tracing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
2026-07-30
Published