What is CVE-2026-87520?
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
The record classifies CVE-2026-87520 under weakness class CWE-416. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 45 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 9.6 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.0% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 6.3/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-09-09, last modified 2026-09-10
Is CVE-2026-87520 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 37 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Google: Chrome
How to fix CVE-2026-87520
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-87520 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-87520
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-87520, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge prior to 154.0.4258.53 (HK GovCERT A26-10-03) — CRITICAL · 2026-10-02
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .