Description
Race in Updater in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description Race in Updater in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-362
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T12:08:37.976Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:37:14.787Z

Link: CVE-2026-17993

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T12:08:32.727Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T07:15:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-362

    Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')