CVE-2026-87605: Missing authorization in Google Chrome
Description
A missing authorization vulnerability in the Contacts feature of Google Chrome prior to version 153.0.8010.36 could allow a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process and used social engineering, to potentially access sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.3.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87605 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the Contacts component of Google Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.36. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process and uses social engineering techniques could exploit this flaw by delivering a crafted HTML page to obtain sensitive information. The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as low severity internally, but the CVSS score assigned is 5.3 (medium severity).
Potential Impact
Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and user interaction (social engineering). Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from the Contacts feature. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version is available in Google Chrome 153.0.8010.36. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update announcement 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
- 2026-09-08T22:42:24.314Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0b18dacd9273b49812a48
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:08:29 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 02:36:49 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 01:15:26 UTC
Views: 20
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