CVE-2026-87546 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass system access restrictions on Mac via a crafted file due to incorrect type conversion in Safebrowsing.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-87546?

CVE-2026-87546 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Incorrect type conversion or cast in Safebrowsing in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-704

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87546?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-87546?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-87546 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-87546, ECHO-1f17-8305-4342, GHSA-76rq-j844-xcx7, MINI-5c3v-crhq-5gp8.

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