CVE-2026-87530 Path traversal in Chrome
A local attacker can execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox in Google Chrome on Windows due to an uncontrolled search path element.
- 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-2026-87530?
CVE-2026-87530 is a high-severity path traversal 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
Uncontrolled search path element in CredentialProvider 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: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87530?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-87530?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-87530 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87530 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-87530, ECHO-d152-f01d-332b, GHSA-h9cr-m3q7-4hh8, MINI-w9qj-3f59-hgj7.