Side-Channel Leakage in WebCodecs of Google Chrome v<151.0.7922.72
CVE-2026-17978 Published on July 30, 2026
Side-channel information leakage in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-17978 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Protection Against Physical Side Channels
The product is missing protections or implements insufficient protections against information leakage through physical channels such as power consumption, electromagnetic emissions (EME), acoustic emissions, or other physical attributes.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-17978
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 151.0.7922.72 and below 151.0.7922.72 is affected.