CVE-2026-87601: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
Race condition in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87601 is a race condition in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.36. Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to remote code execution inside the sandbox via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requiring user interaction with high attack complexity. Google has published an official advisory and released a stable update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the Chrome sandbox, potentially compromising the browser's security boundaries. This can lead to full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact within the sandboxed environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update for Chrome version 153.0.8010.36 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T22:42:06.430Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0b18dacd9273b49812a40
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:08:29 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 02:02:10 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 15:10:15 UTC
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