EP. 159: Google Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-87491 Exploited in Active Attacks

The Digital Warfare Podcast · Sep 9, 2026 · 5m · transcript

Summary

Google has released Chrome 153 with fixes for 230 security vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-87491, which Google confirms has an exploit in the wild. The company is withholding detailed bug information while the update reaches more users, limiting the amount of responsible technical attribution that can currently be made about the exploitation mechanism.

Patched desktop versions include 153.0.8010.36 for Linux and 153.0.8010.36/.37 for Windows and macOS. Google's rollout will occur over days and weeks, making active enterprise verification particularly important.

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