CVE-2026-17872
Description
A cryptographic flaw flaw was found in the WebAppInstalls component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=521963740
Statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Application Data
Incorrect usage of crypto primitives could render the supposedly encrypted data as unencrypted plaintext in the worst case.
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