---
id: CVE-2026-17701
title: >-
  Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Mac
  prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the
  renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML
  page
summary: >-
  Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Mac
  prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the
  renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML
  page. (Chrom…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
  - CWE-1286
vendor: google
product: chrome
affected:
  - chrome < 151.0.7922.72
patched:
  - chrome 151.0.7922.72
published: '2026-07-30'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T13:13:30.960'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17701'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/517972648'
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-17701.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-17701'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2508812'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17701'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17701'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74084'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69098'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00467
epssPercentile: 0.40276
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T13:43:25.660Z'
scores:
  nvd: 9.6
  vendor: 8.2
---

## Overview

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

## Affected

- `chrome < 151.0.7922.72`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `chrome 151.0.7922.72`

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · updated 2026-10-03 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-17701.json)
- **RHSA-2026:74084** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · released 2026-09-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74084)
- **RHSA-2026:69098** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · released 2026-09-21 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69098)