CVE-2026-17993 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome
Published on July 30, 2026
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)
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-2026-17993 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-17993
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 151.0.7922.72 and below 151.0.7922.72 is affected.