---
id: CVE-2026-87494
title: >-
  Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to
  153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to
  execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page
summary: >-
  Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to
  153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to
  execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium
  security severity: M…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: google
product: chrome
affected:
  - chrome < 153.0.8010.36
patched:
  - chrome 153.0.8010.36
published: '2026-09-09'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T17:52:51.603'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87494'
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/520161438'
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-87494.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-87494'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-87494'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-09T13:29:52.946712Z'
epss: 0.00338
epssPercentile: 0.27333
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T01:17:17.508Z'
---

## Overview

Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (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 2026-09-15 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-87494.json)