Find notable cyber news and cases, enriched with sources, timelines, and signals.
Home Watchlists Beta Browse News Feed Stats About Contact

Google security patch release for CVE-2026-87491

Security Patch Release
First reported
Last updated
Happening score
H score 40
1 unique sources, 1 articles

Summary

Hide ▲

Google released Chrome updates that patch 230 security vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-87491, an actively exploited V8 zero-day that can enable arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox.

Related Happenings

Google Chrome security update for CVE-2026-85046

Security Patch Release
H score40 First: 04.09.2026 10:18 Last: 04.09.2026 10:18 Sources 1

About this happening: CVE-2026-85046 is a high-severity V8 type confusion flaw in Google Chrome that Google patched in Chrome security updates after it was reported as actively exploi...

Open Happening

Chrome 149 and Chrome 150 security update release

Security Patch Release
H score11 First: 30.07.2026 20:00 Last: 30.07.2026 20:00 Sources 1

About this happening: Google released Chrome 149 and Chrome 150 with 1,072 security bug fixes, marking a major browser patch cycle and a faster update cadence. The release effort is int...

Open Happening

Google’s Chrome security team security patch release for CVE-2026-17650

Security Patch Release
H score16 First: 30.07.2026 12:15 Last: 30.07.2026 12:15 Sources 1

About this happening: Google released Chrome 151 security patches for Windows, Mac, and Linux, fixing 370 vulnerabilities and seven critical issues. The update includes CVEs CVE-2026-...

Open Happening

Google Chrome 149 security update

Security Patch Release
H score28 First: 12.06.2026 12:27 Last: 12.06.2026 12:27 Sources 1

About this happening: Google rolled out Chrome 149 for Windows, macOS, and Linux, resolving 28 critical and high-severity vulnerabilities. The update reduces risk from browser compromise, m...

Open Happening

Google security patch release for CVE-2026-11645

Security Patch Release
H score56 First: 09.06.2026 09:56 Last: 09.06.2026 09:56 Sources 1

About this happening: Google released emergency Chrome updates to fix CVE-2026-11645, a zero-day that had already been exploited in the wild. The patched release covers Chrome Sta...

Open Happening

Timeline

  1. 09.09.2026 12:11 1 articles · 13d ago

    Researcher reports CVE-2026-87491 in Chrome V8

    Initial Disclosure

    Security researcher Jihyeon Jeong of Compsec Lab, Seoul National University discovered and reported CVE-2026-87491 in V8, Chrome's JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, on August 6, 2026, and Google awarded a $2,500 bug bounty for responsible disclosure.

    Show sources
    Open in new tab
  2. 09.09.2026 12:11 2 articles · 13d ago

    Google patches Chrome zero-day CVE-2026-87491

    Mitigation Patch Update

    Google released Chrome updates that patch 230 security vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-87491, an out-of-bounds write in V8 that Google says is actively exploited in the wild and can enable remote code execution inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Google advised users to install 153.0.8010.36/.37 on Windows and macOS, or 153.0.8010.36 on Linux, then relaunch Chrome.

    Show sources
    Open in new tab