CVE-2026-87594: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
A medium severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-87594) in Google Chrome prior to version 153.0.8010.36 involves incorrect authorization in the DataTransfer component. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to access sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 and affects versions before 153.0.8010.36. Google has released a stable channel update addressing this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87594 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the DataTransfer feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. An attacker with control over the renderer process can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious HTML page to obtain sensitive information. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N). The vendor has published an official advisory and released a fixed version 153.0.8010.36 to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to gain access to sensitive information from the browser via crafted HTML content. There is no impact on integrity or availability, and user interaction is required. The vulnerability is limited to affected versions prior to 153.0.8010.36.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available in Google Chrome version 153.0.8010.36. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html for update instructions and additional details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T22:41:50.689Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0b18bacd9273b498129e2
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:08:27 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 02:35:46 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 01:15:26 UTC
Views: 27
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