CVE-2026-17995
Google Chrome Dawn out-of-bounds read can leak memory via crafted HTML.
Is CVE-2026-17995 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-17995 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-17995?
CVE-2026-17995 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-17995?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-17995. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-17995 affect?
CVE-2026-17995 affects Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 (Dawn). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-17995?
Update Chrome to 151.0.7922.72 or later immediately
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page, possibly leaking sensitive data and enabling follow-on attacks.
Patch when possible
- affected< 151.0.7922.72
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.