CVE-2017-5026 describes a vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 56.0.2924.76 on Linux, Windows, and Mac platforms. This flaw allowed a remote attacker to display alerts on web pages they did not control by crafting a malicious HTML page, due to the browser failing to prevent alerts from swapped-out frames. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 4.3), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and has a low impact on integrity (I:L), with no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting limited real-world impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 55.0.2883.87CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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