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Google Chrome CVE-2026-87442

| EUVDEUVD-2026-74316 LOW
Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') (CWE-441)
2026-09-09 Chrome GHSA-7f58-2542-jr3x
3.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome

Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
3.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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3.1 LOW

AC:H reflects mandatory renderer-compromise prerequisite; C:L for limited cross-origin data leak; no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Metadata Corrected
Sep 09, 2026 - 18:40 vuln.today
tag: Authentication Bypass removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 18:32 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 09, 2026 - 01:03 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 09, 2026 - 00:09 cve.org
LOW 3.1
CVE Published
Sep 09, 2026 - 00:09 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Confused deputy in Prerender in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Prerender's confused deputy flaw in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 enables an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass the web Same-Origin Policy via a crafted HTML page, potentially exposing limited cross-origin data. This is a chaining vulnerability: it requires a prior renderer compromise and user interaction, not a standalone exploit path. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two mandatory prerequisites: (1) the attacker must have ALREADY compromised the renderer process via a separate, unrelated vulnerability - this CVE alone does not achieve renderer compromise; (2) the victim user must interact with a crafted HTML page (UI:R) that triggers the Prerender code path. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The real-world risk of CVE-2026-87442 is substantially lower than many concurrently disclosed Chrome vulnerabilities. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Vendor-released patch: Chrome 153.0.8010.36. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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