CVE-2026-87497: Uninitialized resource in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to read memory inside the sandbox via a…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 17/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.26% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) 153.0.4234.32.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) 153.0.4234.32 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Uninitialized resource in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 18th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-908
Report tools
Action score
17
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Chrome). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Google Chrome
- 153.0.8010.36 and later · before 153.0.8010.36affected
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- google chromebefore 153.0.8010.36
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | before 153.0.8010.52-1~deb12u1 | 153.0.8010.52-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | before 153.0.8010.47-2~deb13u1 | 153.0.8010.47-2~deb13u1 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | before 153.0.8010.47-1 | 153.0.8010.47-1 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-87495Sep 8, 2026 · Information leak in Scroll in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to…17Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-87496Sep 8, 2026 · UI misrepresentation in Browser in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI…21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-87498Sep 8, 2026 · Missing authorization in WebUI in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process…12Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) | 153.0.4234.32 · Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:chromium | 153.0.8010.52-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
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- CVE-2026-11314342 days apartUninitialized resource in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially obtain cross-origin data…35Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-908 · Use of Uninitialized ResourceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.