CVE-2026-87601: Race condition in Google Chrome
Race condition in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability is a race condition in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 153.0.8010.36. Exploiting this flaw, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-87601 and classified under CWE-362 (Race Condition).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution within the sandboxed environment of the browser. However, the impact is limited by the sandbox containment, and the Chromium project rates this vulnerability as low severity. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
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 later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
CVE-2026-87601: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
Race condition in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability is a race condition in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 153.0.8010.36. Exploiting this flaw, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-87601 and classified under CWE-362 (Race Condition).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution within the sandboxed environment of the browser. However, the impact is limited by the sandbox containment, and the Chromium project rates this vulnerability as low severity. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
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 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-g985-w23h-4wjj
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87601"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6aa15f90acd9273b49618a75
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 13:30:56 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 14:06:12 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 20:52:00 UTC
Views: 4
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