CVE-2026-87585 Use after free in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A double free vulnerability in Chrome's PDFium allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted PDF file.

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-2026-87585?

CVE-2026-87585 is a high-severity use after free 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

Double free in PDFium in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87585?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-87585?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2026-87585 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-87585, ECHO-96a0-c3c1-5f28, GHSA-63q9-9v3c-vgh4, MINI-6wx3-h52m-3q9w.

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