CVE-2026-87641

Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis

Race Condition in Google Chrome Browser

Publication date: 2026-09-09

Last updated on: 2026-09-10

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Race condition in Browser in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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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-2026-87641

EUVD

EUVD-2026-74405

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-362	The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

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Executive Summary

This is a race condition vulnerability in Google Chrome's Browser component. It allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by exploiting a timing issue in the browser's code execution.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to Google Chrome versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. Detection involves checking the installed Chrome version. On Windows, run: wmic product where name='Google Chrome' get version. On Linux, run: google-chrome --version. If the version is below 153.0.8010.36, the system is vulnerable.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could potentially gain unauthorized access to restricted system resources or data by exploiting this race condition through a specially crafted HTML page.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability is a race condition in Google Chrome that allows bypassing system access restrictions via crafted HTML. This could potentially lead to unauthorized data access or modification, which may impact compliance with GDPR (data protection) or HIPAA (health data privacy) if exploited. However, specific compliance impacts depend on system configuration and use case.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 153.0.8010.36 or later to address the race condition vulnerability.

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