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Google Chrome CVE-2026-87638

| EUVDEUVD-2026-74423 CRITICAL
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-09-09 Chrome GHSA-3v4x-7jrr-p5vf
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.6 CRITICAL

Remote crafted page needs victim interaction (UI:R) but no auth (PR:N); sandbox escape crosses a trust boundary (S:C) yielding full host CIA impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 14:31 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 09, 2026 - 01:03 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 09, 2026 - 00:09 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 09, 2026 - 00:09 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Out of bounds write in Media in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds write in the Media component of Google Chrome before 153.0.8010.36 allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the browser's renderer sandbox by luring a victim to a crafted HTML page. The scope-changing memory-corruption bug carries a CVSS of 9.6 despite Chromium's own 'Medium' severity rating, and a vendor patch is available. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to load attacker-controlled content in Chrome - a crafted HTML page delivering malformed media - so user interaction (UI:R) is mandatory; there is no drive-by-without-interaction path. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H = 9.6) reflects a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw needing only that a victim load a page, with a sandbox escape driving the scope change and full CIA impact - a genuinely high-priority profile for a browser. … 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: update Google Chrome to 153.0.8010.36 or later via the Chrome Releases advisory (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html); relaunch the browser to complete the update since Chrome staged updates are not active until restart. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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