Out-of-bounds write in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-87491

 

Out-of-bounds write in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-87491

Published: September 9, 2026 / Updated: September 9, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU148536
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-87491
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in V8. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2026-87491

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 153.0.8010.36
Google Chrome - update to 153.0.8010.36

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