CVE-2026-87656 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

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.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-87656, ECHO-81c1-d1ca-a2e7, GHSA-4xh2-7jp7-gcp9, MINI-2876-xr7m-jxx8.

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