CVE-2026-87497: Medium severity Google Chrome vulnerability
Chromium CVE-2026-87497: Uninitialized resource in Codecs
Other sources
This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see Google Chrome Releases for more information.
— Microsoft
Uninitialized resource in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
— MITRE
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 153.0.4234.32 - Upgrade
Upgrade
Google Chrome / Chromium-based browsersto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 153.0.8010.36
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
The attacker needs to induce the victim to load a crafted HTML page. The disclosed impact is memory disclosure within Chrome's sandbox.
Which Chrome versions need to be updated?
Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 are affected. Updating to 153.0.8010.36 or later addresses the affected version range.