---
id: "CVE-2026-121040"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121040"]
title: "Chrome: compromised renderer can bypass system access restrictions via crafted page"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "desktop", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:07+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:09+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:27:27+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121040", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:09+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: compromised renderer can bypass system access restrictions via crafted page

Google Chrome versions before 157.0.8103.38 have an incorrect authorization flaw in Core. A remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can bypass system access restrictions by serving a crafted HTML page.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the Chrome version in the browser's About page or run `google-chrome --version` on Linux
- Compare the installed version against `157.0.8103.38`

## Fix

- Google Chrome: update to `157.0.8103.38` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:09+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121040

## From the sources

Incorrect authorization in Core in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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