CVE-2026-87656 Security feature bypass in Chrome
A remote attacker can bypass system access restrictions in Google Chrome via a crafted HTML page due to improper state validation 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-2026-87656?
CVE-2026-87656 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
Improper state validation in Safebrowsing 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: Low)
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-87656?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-87656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-87656, ECHO-81c1-d1ca-a2e7, GHSA-4xh2-7jp7-gcp9, MINI-2876-xr7m-jxx8.