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

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Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00253.

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Google Chrome affected
Version Status Constraints
157.0.8103.78 affected < 157.0.8103.78

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References
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01744469280.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/583122799 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Title Use‑after‑Free in Chrome Elements Enables Remote Code Execution via Crafted HTML

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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Description Use after free in Elements in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.78 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-12T16:03:44.004Z

Reserved: 2026-11-11T22:10:36.078Z

Link: CVE-2026-126899

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Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-11-11T23:17:19.600

Modified: 2026-11-12T17:17:40.133

Link: CVE-2026-126899

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Updated: 2026-11-12T17:45:06Z

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