CVE-2026-87581

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Use After Free in Google Chrome Payments

Publication date: 2026-09-09

Last updated on: 2026-09-10

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Use after free in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Published

2026-09-09

Last Modified

2026-09-10

Generated

2026-09-29

AI Q&A

2026-09-09

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-27

NVD

CVE-2026-87581

EUVD

EUVD-2026-74522

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 153.0.8010.36 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-416	The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in the Payments component of Google Chrome before version 153.0.8010.36. It allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page. The attack leverages social engineering to exploit this memory corruption flaw.

Detection Guidance

Detection of CVE-2026-87581 requires checking the version of Google Chrome installed. If your version is prior to 153.0.8010.36, the system is vulnerable. Use commands like 'google-chrome --version' or 'chromium-browser --version' to check the installed version.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to run malicious code on your device, potentially stealing data, installing malware, or taking control of your system. Since it bypasses sandbox protections, the impact is severe and could affect your privacy and security without additional user interaction beyond visiting a malicious page.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized code execution and data access, which may violate compliance requirements under GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health information security) if exploited. The high severity (CVSS 9.6) indicates significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive data.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 153.0.8010.36 or later to address the use after free vulnerability in Payments.

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