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Google Chrome on Linux Chromoting Flaw Enables Local Privilege Escalation, Scores 8.4

Last refreshed2026-09-26

Status: NEW  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-17877

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-17877
CVSS Score / Version8.4 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-09-24
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Classified asCWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

What to Know

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)

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17877
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17877
Vendor advisoryhttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html