Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social… (CVE-2026-87503)
A vulnerability in the Downloads component of Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by leveraging social engineering via a crafted HTML page. The issue is classified as medium severity by Chromium. No CVSS score or known exploits in the wild are reported. No explicit patch information is provided in the available data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87503) involves an inappropriate implementation in the Downloads feature of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 153.0.8010.36. It enables a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by leveraging social engineering techniques through a specially crafted HTML page. The weakness is related to CWE-841 (Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime). No detailed technical exploitation methods or impact beyond bypassing access restrictions are provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions on affected Android devices running Google Chrome, potentially enabling unauthorized actions via social engineering. There are no known exploits in the wild, and the severity is assessed as medium by the Chromium project.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome for Android version 153.0.8010.36 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided by the vendor.
Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social… (CVE-2026-87503)
Description
A vulnerability in the Downloads component of Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by leveraging social engineering via a crafted HTML page. The issue is classified as medium severity by Chromium. No CVSS score or known exploits in the wild are reported. No explicit patch information is provided in the available data.
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87503) involves an inappropriate implementation in the Downloads feature of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 153.0.8010.36. It enables a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by leveraging social engineering techniques through a specially crafted HTML page. The weakness is related to CWE-841 (Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime). No detailed technical exploitation methods or impact beyond bypassing access restrictions are provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions on affected Android devices running Google Chrome, potentially enabling unauthorized actions via social engineering. There are no known exploits in the wild, and the severity is assessed as medium by the Chromium project.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome for Android version 153.0.8010.36 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-w34h-m55r-2cf4
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87503"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6aa15f94acd9273b49618c13
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 13:31:00 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 14:14:47 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 00:52:02 UTC
Views: 4
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