CVE-2026-8587Disclosure(apple / chrome)

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • chrome
  • macos

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-05-14); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Products
chromemacos

1 version affected across 2 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-14: 2Mentions · 2026-05-15: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-14: 205-1405-15
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
266.7%
General
133.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-05-142
Disclosure2
2026-05-151
General1
Full discourse3 posts
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    General

    We have just added an important vulnerability affecting Google Chrome (CVE-2026-8587) https://vuldb.com/vuln/364090

    Post summary

    A brief notice that an important Chrome vulnerability (CVE-2026-8587) was added, lacking technical details or additional context.

    0101077
    2.2K followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-8587 Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitr… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8587

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE‑2026‑8587, describing a use‑after‑free flaw in Google Chrome extensions on macOS, but offers no PoC, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.

    00010170
    57.5K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-8587 Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome E... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-8587

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-8587 is a use‑after‑free flaw in Chrome Extensions on macOS that permits arbitrary code execution when a user installs a malicious extension, as noted in the release notes for earlier Chrome versions.

    0000070
    4.0K followersView on X
CPE platform detail2 entries

2 of 2 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSapplemacos---
Appgooglechrome---

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