---
id: CVE-2026-87446
title: >-
  Incomplete cleanup in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36
  allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system
  access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension
summary: >-
  Incomplete cleanup in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36
  allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system
  access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security
  severity: Medium)
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-459
vendor: google
product: chrome
affected:
  - chrome < 153.0.8010.36
patched:
  - chrome 153.0.8010.36
published: '2026-09-09'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T19:18:15.220'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87446'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/483435192'
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-87446.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-87446'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-87446'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-10T15:33:32.704837Z'
epss: 0.00309
epssPercentile: 0.21195
scores:
  nvd: 6.5
  vendor: 8.2
  adp: 6.5
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T01:17:17.512Z'
---

## Overview

Incomplete cleanup in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

## Affected

- `chrome < 153.0.8010.36`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `chrome 153.0.8010.36`

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-09-09 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-87446.json)