Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-17951
Published: July 30, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU140406
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-17951
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Affected software:
Google Chromium
Google Chromium
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in WebRTC. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash the browser.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-17951
Install update from vendor's website.