CVE-2026-87490: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
Information leak in Transactions Platform in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87490 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Google Chrome's Transactions Platform affecting versions before 153.0.8010.36. A remote attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to leak sensitive information. The vulnerability has been assigned a low severity rating by the Chromium security team. The issue is publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 153.0.8010.36 as indicated by the vendor advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from affected Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. The impact is limited to information disclosure without elevation of privileges or code execution. No active exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 153.0.8010.36 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is included in this stable channel update. No additional mitigation steps are required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T22:38:34.767Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0b175acd9273b49811a43
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:08:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 03:37:50 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 01:15:26 UTC
Views: 25
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