CVE-2026-87612: High severity Google Chrome vulnerability
Chromium CVE-2026-87612: Type confusion in V8
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
Type confusion in V8 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)
— 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 (V8)to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 153.0.8010.36 - Compensating control
Apply this Chromium/V8 security update promptly for Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) as it ingests Chromium to address CVE-2026-87612.
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
The attacker needs to get a user to load a crafted HTML page in an affected Google Chrome version. The described impact is arbitrary code execution inside the Chrome sandbox.
Which Chrome versions should be treated as affected?
Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 are affected according to the available information. Update to 153.0.8010.36 or later.