CVE-2026-87641 Race condition in Chrome
A remote attacker can bypass system access restrictions in Google Chrome via a crafted HTML page exploiting a race condition.
- 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-2026-87641?
CVE-2026-87641 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
Race condition in Browser in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87641?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-87641?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-87641 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87641 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-87641, ECHO-ec4c-8b27-b37a, GHSA-v8hx-c6jq-j4gx, MINI-p646-wx3p-j9qp.