CVE-2026-87655: Clickjacking in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-87655 is a clickjacking vulnerability in the Downloads feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. It allows a remote attacker to use social engineering to spoof user interface elements through a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has been assigned a medium severity by Chromium security. A stable channel update addressing this issue is available from Google.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves clickjacking in Google Chrome's Downloads component before version 153.0.8010.36. An attacker can craft a malicious HTML page that visually spoofs UI elements, potentially tricking users into unintended actions. The issue is mitigated by updating to Chrome version 153.0.8010.36 or later.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables remote attackers to deceive users via UI spoofing, potentially leading to unintended user actions related to downloads. There are no known exploits in the wild, and the impact is considered medium severity by the vendor.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 153.0.8010.36 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this update addresses the issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
CVE-2026-87655: Clickjacking in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-87655 is a clickjacking vulnerability in the Downloads feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. It allows a remote attacker to use social engineering to spoof user interface elements through a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has been assigned a medium severity by Chromium security. A stable channel update addressing this issue is available from Google.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves clickjacking in Google Chrome's Downloads component before version 153.0.8010.36. An attacker can craft a malicious HTML page that visually spoofs UI elements, potentially tricking users into unintended actions. The issue is mitigated by updating to Chrome version 153.0.8010.36 or later.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables remote attackers to deceive users via UI spoofing, potentially leading to unintended user actions related to downloads. There are no known exploits in the wild, and the impact is considered medium severity by the vendor.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 153.0.8010.36 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this update addresses the issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T22:44:21.957Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0b198acd9273b49812b83
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 01:08:40 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 01:22:43 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 01:22:43 UTC
Views: 4
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