Unintended Proxy or Intermediary in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-87442
Published: September 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU148551
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-87442
CWE-ID: CWE-441
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions.
The vulnerability exists due to a confused deputy issue in Prerender when handling crafted web content. A remote attacker can trick a victim into interacting with crafted web content to perform unauthorized actions.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
chromium (Debian package)
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-87442
Install security update from vendor's website.
Google Chromium - update to 153.0.8010.36
Microsoft Edge - update to 153.0.4234.32
Google Chrome - update to 153.0.8010.36
chromium (Debian package) - update to 153.0.8010.47-2~deb13u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 153.0.4234.32
Google Chrome - update to 153.0.8010.36
chromium (Debian package) - update to 153.0.8010.47-2~deb13u1