---
id: CVE-2026-17784
title: >-
  Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed
  a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially
  perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page
summary: >-
  Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed
  a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially
  perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
  Medium)
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-416
published: '2026-07-30'
updated: '2026-07-31'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17784'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513694032'
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0041
epssPercentile: 0.35004
ingestedAt: '2026-08-01T21:14:39.539Z'
---

## Overview

Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.