CVE-2026-87491

high

Description

Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

References

https://cyberscoop.com/volexity-uta0565-china-exploit-chain-chrome-microsoft/

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/16/google-pixel-phones-pwned-in-zero-click-attacks/5296936

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/china-linked-hackers-exploit-chrome.html

https://securityaffairs.com/199104/apt/one-exploit-chain-two-espionage-campaigns-chrome-and-windows-under-fire.html

https://www.securityweek.com/bluemoon-exploit-kit-chains-recent-chrome-windows-zero-days/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/bugs/2026/09/update-chrome-now-to-protect-against-an-actively-exploited-vulnerability

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-bluemoon-kit-exploited-windows-and-chrome-zero-day-flaws/

https://securityaffairs.com/198850/security/u-s-cisa-adds-cisco-google-chromium-v8-fortinet-and-citrix-netscaler-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-153-patches-seventh-zero-day-of-2026/

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/once-bluemoon-multiple-state-aligned-threat-actors-rapidly-adopt-novel-exploit

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/09/google-chrome-cve-2026-87491-zero-day-flaw/

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/09/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-patches-seventh-chrome-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks-this-year/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/chrome-v8-zero-day-exploited-in-wild.html

https://securityaffairs.com/198757/security/google-fixes-the-seventh-actively-exploited-chrome-zero-day-of-2026.html

https://cyberscoop.com/china-espionage-groups-exploit-chain-zero-days/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/chinese-hackers-exploit-chrome-windows.html

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-87491

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/543557673

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-74529

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-09

Updated: 2026-09-21

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

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