Race in V8 Engine Pre-151.0.7922.72 Chrome Remote Code Exec
CVE-2026-17979 Published on July 30, 2026
Race in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-17979 can be exploited 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 be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?
The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
CVE-2026-17979 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-17979
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 151.0.7922.72 and below 151.0.7922.72 is affected.