Race condition in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-17654
Published: July 30, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU140109
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-17654
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Updater in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
chromium (Debian package)
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-17654
Install update from vendor's website.
Google Chromium - update to 151.0.7922.71
Microsoft Edge - update to 151.0.4129.59
Google Chrome - update to 151.0.7922.71
chromium (Debian package) - update to 151.0.7922.71-1~deb13u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 151.0.4129.59
Google Chrome - update to 151.0.7922.71
chromium (Debian package) - update to 151.0.7922.71-1~deb13u1