CVE-2026-126873

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 157.0.8103.78 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01744469280.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/577336494	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Nov 2026, 15:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome::::::::
References	~~() https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01744469280.html -~~	() https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01744469280.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://issues.chromium.org/issues/577336494 -~~	() https://issues.chromium.org/issues/577336494 - Permissions Required
First Time		Microsoft windows Microsoft Google chrome Google

12 Nov 2026, 17:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.8

11 Nov 2026, 23:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-11-11 23:17

Updated : 2026-11-13 15:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-126873

Mitre link : CVE-2026-126873

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-126873

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

chrome

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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