CVE-2026-87617: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-87617 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DevTools feature of Google Chrome before version 153.0.8010.36. Exploitation requires social engineering to convince a user to interact with a maliciously crafted HTML page, which could lead to arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-416 (Use After Free). No CVSS score or detailed exploit information is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of Chrome's DevTools. However, the Chromium security team rates the severity as low, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-87617: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87617 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DevTools feature of Google Chrome before version 153.0.8010.36. Exploitation requires social engineering to convince a user to interact with a maliciously crafted HTML page, which could lead to arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-416 (Use After Free). No CVSS score or detailed exploit information is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of Chrome's DevTools. However, the Chromium security team rates the severity as low, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-q7g3-64c5-gphv
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87617"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6aa15f90acd9273b49618a67
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 13:30:56 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 14:05:35 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 18:51:59 UTC
Views: 2
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