Improper certificate validation in Loader in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass… (CVE-2026-87571)
An improper certificate validation vulnerability exists in the Loader component of Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. This flaw allows a remote attacker, using social engineering, to bypass the web origin policy via crafted network traffic. The Chromium project classifies this vulnerability as having low security severity.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-87571 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Loader component where certificate validation is improperly handled. This weakness enables a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy by leveraging social engineering techniques and sending specially crafted network traffic. The issue affects Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.36 and is categorized under CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation). No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass the web origin policy, potentially enabling unauthorized access to web resources or data that should be restricted by origin. However, the impact is considered low severity by the Chromium security team, indicating limited risk or difficulty in exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 153.0.8010.36 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Improper certificate validation in Loader in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass… (CVE-2026-87571)
Description
An improper certificate validation vulnerability exists in the Loader component of Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. This flaw allows a remote attacker, using social engineering, to bypass the web origin policy via crafted network traffic. The Chromium project classifies this vulnerability as having low security severity.
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87571 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Loader component where certificate validation is improperly handled. This weakness enables a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy by leveraging social engineering techniques and sending specially crafted network traffic. The issue affects Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.36 and is categorized under CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation). No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass the web origin policy, potentially enabling unauthorized access to web resources or data that should be restricted by origin. However, the impact is considered low severity by the Chromium security team, indicating limited risk or difficulty in exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 153.0.8010.36 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-fvc9-68gg-69q8
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87571"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6aa15f91acd9273b49618ae1
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 13:30:57 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 14:08:31 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 18:51:59 UTC
Views: 2
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