CVE-2026-87546 Security feature bypass in Chrome
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-87546, ECHO-1f17-8305-4342, GHSA-76rq-j844-xcx7, MINI-5c3v-crhq-5gp8.