CVE-2026-87578 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Receiver component of Google Chrome prior to version 153.0.8010.36. An attacker on an adjacent network can trigger the memory-lifetime flaw through crafted network traffic, enabling arbitrary code execution outside Chrome's sandbox.
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A high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's Receiver component that permits an adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code outside Chrome's sandbox through crafted network traffic in versions before 153.0.8010.36.
A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-87578, for which the referenced Nessus plugin identifies unpatched Debian Linux 12.0, 13.0, and 14.0 systems. The supplied CVSS v3 vector indicates high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, local-network attack vector, no privileges required, and user interaction required.
Use-after-free flaw in Chrome Receiver.
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