CVE-2026-87556: Missing Authorization in Google Chrome Prior to 153.0.8010.36 Allows Remote Attacker to Bypass System Access Restrictions
A NVD · · CVE-2026-87556
Admiralty grading (A–F · 1–6)
Source reliability
- A Completely reliable
- B Usually reliable
- C Fairly reliable
- D Not usually reliable
- E Unreliable
- F Cannot be judged
Information credibility
- 1 Confirmed
- 2 Probably true
- 3 Possibly true
- 4 Doubtful
- 5 Improbable
- 6 Cannot be judged
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Key metrics
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
An authorization bypass vulnerability in Chrome allows attackers to circumvent system access restrictions via crafted HTML pages, posing a risk to employees with privileged access.
Description
CVE-2026-87556 affects a missing authorization check in the Chromium browser prior to version 153.0.8010.36. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability through a specially crafted HTML page to bypass system access restrictions. The security severity is rated as medium. The vulnerability requires user interaction (visiting a malicious website) and could lead to circumvention of browser sandboxing mechanisms or authentication restrictions.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 0.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 0.00
- industry weight
- 1.21
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 1.00
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
Path: operational