CVE-2026-17899
published 2026-07-30CVE-2026-17899: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension…
PriorityP349high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.17%
6.7th percentile
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | >= 151.0.7922.72 < 151.0.7922.72 | 151.0.7922.72 | |
| chrome_desktop | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
vendor_redhat·2026-07-30·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-17899 [HIGH] CWE-266 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
An insufficient policy enforcement flaw was found in the DevTools component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=375959766
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-2026-17899
vendor_chrome·2026-07-29
CVE-2026-17899 [LOW] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-17899
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-17899: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools. Reported by asnine on 2024-10-28 [N/A][ 496195854 ] Low CVE-2026-17900: Inappropriate implementation in Enterprise
Reported by Google on 2026-03-25 [N/A][ 496271098 ] Low CVE-2026-17901: Inappropriate implementation in Sharing
Severity: low
GHSA
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform privilege escalation via a craf
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-07-30
CVE-2026-17899 [HIGH] CWE-693 Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform privilege escalation via a craf
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-07-30
Published