CVE-2026-87636: Type confusion in Google Chrome
Description
Type confusion in XML in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87636 is a type confusion vulnerability in Google Chrome's XML processing that affects versions before 153.0.8010.36. Exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution within the sandbox environment of Google Chrome, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but no privileges or authentication.
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 mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T22:43:33.945Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0b195acd9273b49812b39
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:08:37 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 02:03:34 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 01:15:26 UTC
Views: 41
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