CVE-2026-87572: Injection in Google Chrome
Description
Injection in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87572 is an injection vulnerability in Google Chrome's DevTools component affecting versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw by delivering a crafted HTML page, enabling arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox environment. This elevates the attacker's capabilities beyond the renderer sandbox, increasing the potential impact of an initial compromise.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox, which can lead to full compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.3, indicating significant confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome version 153.0.8010.36 has been released to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to version 153.0.8010.36 or later to remediate this issue. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update blog for details: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T22:41:04.693Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0b187acd9273b4981294b
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:08:23 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 02:01:23 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 01:15:27 UTC
Views: 65
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