Out of bounds read in Chromoting in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a local attacker to read memory outside the sandbox… (CVE-2026-87525)
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the Chromoting component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. This flaw allows a local attacker to read memory outside the sandbox via a local program. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by Chromium security.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-87525 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Chromoting feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms. It affects versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 and permits a local attacker to read memory outside the sandbox environment through a local program. This vulnerability is identified as CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read). No CVSS score or exploit in the wild is currently reported.
Potential Impact
A local attacker can read memory outside the sandbox, potentially exposing sensitive information from the browser process memory. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate remote exploitation or code execution based on the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 153.0.8010.36. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
Out of bounds read in Chromoting in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a local attacker to read memory outside the sandbox… (CVE-2026-87525)
Description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the Chromoting component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. This flaw allows a local attacker to read memory outside the sandbox via a local program. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by Chromium security.
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87525 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Chromoting feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms. It affects versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 and permits a local attacker to read memory outside the sandbox environment through a local program. This vulnerability is identified as CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read). No CVSS score or exploit in the wild is currently reported.
Potential Impact
A local attacker can read memory outside the sandbox, potentially exposing sensitive information from the browser process memory. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate remote exploitation or code execution based on the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 153.0.8010.36. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-6vr2-32x7-2v9x
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87525"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6aa15f94acd9273b49618bf1
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 13:31:00 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 14:13:50 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 21:51:59 UTC
Views: 3
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