CVE-2026-87529: Numeric truncation error in Google Chrome
Description
A numeric truncation error in the Media component of Google Chrome prior to version 153.0.8010.36 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability has a high severity score and affects Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.36.
CVSS v3.1
9.6critical
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87529 is a numeric truncation error vulnerability in the Media component of Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 and allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution outside the sandbox, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. This could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Chrome.
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 mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 09/08/2026
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [object Object]
Threat ID: 6aa0b17eacd9273b49811b51
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:08:14 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 01:41:46 UTC
Last updated: 10/24/2026, 08:45:13 UTC
Views: 27
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