CVE-2026-87444: Memory corruption in Google Chrome
Description
A high-severity memory corruption vulnerability exists in the codecs component of Google Chrome prior to version 153.0.8010.36. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87444 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the codecs of Google Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.36. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which can trigger arbitrary code execution inside the browser sandbox. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published an advisory for a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially leading to full compromise of the browser process. This can result in unauthorized access, data manipulation, or denial of service. The high CVSS score reflects the critical nature of the impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 153.0.8010.36. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T22:22:55.083Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0b16cacd9273b49810f25
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:07:56 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 01:39:40 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 15:10:15 UTC
Views: 27
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