CVE-2026-87575: Medium severity Google Chrome vulnerability
Chromium CVE-2026-87575: Incorrect authorization in Loader
Other sources
Incorrect authorization in Loader in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
— MITRE
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
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
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Google Chrome/Chromium-based Edge Loaderto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 153.0.8010.36Patch CVE-2026-87575
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What must an attacker do to exploit this issue?
The attacker must convince a user to interact with a crafted HTML page. Exploitation is remote and relies on social engineering.
Which Chrome versions are affected?
Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 are affected. Updating to 153.0.8010.36 or later addresses the affected version range described.
What is the security impact?
Successful exploitation can bypass system access restrictions because of incorrect authorization in Chrome's Loader component.