Chrome is ubiquitous; this ANGLE sandbox escape enabling remote code execution risks widespread endpoint compromise and is newsworthy across IT teams.
CVE-2026-87604
Out-of-bounds read in ANGLE enables sandbox escape and arbitrary code execution in Chrome.
Is CVE-2026-87604 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-87604 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-87604?
CVE-2026-87604 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-87604?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-87604. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-87604 affect?
CVE-2026-87604 affects Google Chrome < 153.0.8010.36, Chrome Desktop (Windows/macOS/Linux). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-87604?
Update Chrome to 153.0.8010.36 or later immediately.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Crafted HTML can trigger an OOB read in ANGLE, allowing renderer compromise to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code remotely.
Immediate action required
- affected< 153.0.8010.36
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.