CVE-2026-87518: Observable discrepancy in Google Chrome
Observable discrepancy in Safebrowsing in Google Chrome on on iOS prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87518) involves an observable discrepancy in the Safe Browsing implementation in Google Chrome on iOS before version 153.0.8010.36. A remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw by using a specially crafted HTML page to potentially extract sensitive information. The vulnerability is related to CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy). No CVSS score or detailed exploit information is provided.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker with control over the renderer process could leverage this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information that should be protected by Safe Browsing mechanisms. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate direct code execution or privilege escalation beyond the renderer compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome on iOS version 153.0.8010.36 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on iOS to version 153.0.8010.36 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary in the description. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-87518: Observable discrepancy in Google Chrome
Description
Observable discrepancy in Safebrowsing in Google Chrome on on iOS prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-87518) involves an observable discrepancy in the Safe Browsing implementation in Google Chrome on iOS before version 153.0.8010.36. A remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw by using a specially crafted HTML page to potentially extract sensitive information. The vulnerability is related to CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy). No CVSS score or detailed exploit information is provided.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker with control over the renderer process could leverage this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information that should be protected by Safe Browsing mechanisms. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate direct code execution or privilege escalation beyond the renderer compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome on iOS version 153.0.8010.36 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on iOS to version 153.0.8010.36 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary in the description. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-j2wf-x8rp-p8gx
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87518"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6aa15f95acd9273b49618dd0
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 13:31:01 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 14:15:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 23:51:59 UTC
Views: 3
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