CVE-2026-87509 Privilege escalation in Chrome
A local attacker can execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox in Google Chrome on Windows due to incorrect authorization in the Updater.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-87509?
CVE-2026-87509 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect authorization in Updater in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a local program. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87509?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-87509?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-87509 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87509 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-87509, ECHO-dc0e-bf22-26ae, GHSA-fc2h-vhwj-9v22, MINI-3648-hxx6-6v9m.