CVE-2026-87444: Buffer Overflow

Q: What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The attacker needs to induce a user to load a crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation can execute arbitrary code inside the Chrome sandbox.

Q: Which Chrome versions are affected?

Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 are affected.

Q: Does exploitation escape the Chrome sandbox?

The provided information states that arbitrary code execution occurs inside the sandbox. It does not indicate that this vulnerability alone enables a sandbox escape.

Published Sep 9, 2026

Updated

Memory corruption in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected Software

1 affected component

Google Google Chrome<153.0.8010.36

Event History

Sep 9, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·12:09 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·12:09 AM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The attacker needs to induce a user to load a crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation can execute arbitrary code inside the Chrome sandbox.

Which Chrome versions are affected?

Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 are affected.

Does exploitation escape the Chrome sandbox?

The provided information states that arbitrary code execution occurs inside the sandbox. It does not indicate that this vulnerability alone enables a sandbox escape.