CVE-2026-87644 Auth bypass in Chrome

What is CVE-2026-87644?

CVE-2026-87644 is a high-severity authentication bypass 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 authorization in Views in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87644?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-87644?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-87644 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87644 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2020-16017 Google Chrome Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2020-16010 Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2026-87491 Google Chromium V8 Out of Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2026-85046 Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-87644, ECHO-5d5d-98e2-c73f, GHSA-6x82-ghmg-h6pg, MINI-j23r-32cx-3qpf.