CVE-2026-17692 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the DataTransfer component of Google Chrome on Windows. The flaw affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 and allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the browser sandbox. Exploitation requires a crafted HTML page to trigger the vulnerability. The issue is classified as High severity by the Chromium security team. A patch was issued in Chrome stable channel update 151.0.7922.72. The vulnerability represents a significant risk as sandbox escapes can lead to full system compromise. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Chrome immediately.