CVE-2026-87579: Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the WebRTC component of Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87579 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the WebRTC implementation of Google Chrome before version 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 (CVSS 8.8) due to its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected Chrome process. This impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running the vulnerable Chrome version.
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
- 2026-09-08T22:41:12.891Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0b188acd9273b49812981
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:08:24 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 01:42:22 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 01:15:26 UTC
Views: 22
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