Cross-origin data leakage via SVG side channel
Published Jul 30, 2026 · Updated Jul 30, 2026
Side-channel information leakage in SVG in Google Chrome before 151.0.7922.72 allows remote attackers to leak cross-origin data via crafted HTML. Google has not disclosed the SVG code path or operation that exposes the side channel, and the linked issue remains access-restricted. A user must load the attacker's page; the published impact is limited to cross-origin data disclosure, with no integrity or availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Side-channel information leakage in SVG in Google Chrome before 151.0.7922.72 allows remote attackers to leak cross-origin data via crafted HTML. Google has not disclosed the SVG code path or operation that exposes the side channel, and the linked issue remains access-restricted. A user must load the attacker's page; the published impact is limited to cross-origin data disclosure, with no integrity or availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-17942
- Published
- Jul 30, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Vendor
- Go standard library
- Product
- Google Chrome
- Classifications
- CWE-1300
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=151.0.7922.72 <151.0.7922.72
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