CVE-2026-87638

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-09 · updated 2026-09-10
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Out of bounds write in Media in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 153.0.8010.36 — fixed in 153.0.8010.36

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 153.0.8010.36. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/540024134

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