CVE-2026-91712: Race condition in Google Chrome
Race condition in Extensions in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-91712 is a race condition vulnerability in the Extensions subsystem of Google Chrome on Mac platforms before version 153.0.8010.47. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and involves a crafted HTML page that can lead to arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox environment. This elevates the attacker's capabilities beyond the renderer sandbox restrictions. The vulnerability is rated high severity by Chromium security. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can allow an attacker who has compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox, potentially leading to further system compromise beyond the browser sandbox protections.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update that fixes this vulnerability in Chrome version 153.0.8010.47. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-91712: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
Race condition in Extensions in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-91712 is a race condition vulnerability in the Extensions subsystem of Google Chrome on Mac platforms before version 153.0.8010.47. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and involves a crafted HTML page that can lead to arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox environment. This elevates the attacker's capabilities beyond the renderer sandbox restrictions. The vulnerability is rated high severity by Chromium security. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can allow an attacker who has compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox, potentially leading to further system compromise beyond the browser sandbox protections.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update that fixes this vulnerability in Chrome version 153.0.8010.47. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-14T22:51:10.181Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0541751186.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa9aed355bf5e2cf55add0b
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 20:47:15 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 21:17:39 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 04:01:23 UTC
Views: 5
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