CVE-2026-17868: Insufficient policy enforcement in USB in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security

highCVSS 8.8CVE-2026-17868

Insufficient policy enforcement in USB in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 8.8
Published: 2026-07-30
Last updated: 2026-07-31
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17868

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-178680.29% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 22% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-17868	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

unknownMultiple Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome (July 30, 2026)cert-fr-avis
unknownCVE-2026-17868: Chromium: CVE-2026-17868 Insufficient policy enforcement in USBmsrc

Recent advisories for Insufficient policy enforcement

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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