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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2026-17877Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: google · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2026-17877Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 8.4CWE-269

Inappropriate implementation in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via malicious network traffic

Published: 30 Jul 2026•Last updated: 24 Oct 2026, 04:40 AM IST•Source identifier: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
8.4HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric source134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
EPSS probability
0.1%0.001
Percentile2nd
Weakness type
CWE-269
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Inappropriate implementation in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited (source statement)

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; Source severity; no confirmed exploitation signal

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • google chrome · < 151.0.7922.72 · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched privilege-escalation (CWE-269, CVSS AV:L)

Exposure

  1. Identify affected hosts and verify the local product version.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · Local attack-vector scoring does not imply every host is vulnerable. · Rule privilege-escalation

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review unusual privilege changes and process lineage on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Privilege transitions provide a focused investigation starting point. · Rule privilege-escalation

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · Host inventory can verify remediation. · Rule privilege-escalation

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
chromereleases.googleblog.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordissues.chromium.orgSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-17877
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-17877
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-17877"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.