---
id: "CVE-2026-121069"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121069"]
title: "Chrome: use-after-free in Track lets a web page run code"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "linux", "macos", "runtime", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:11+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:11+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:27:00+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121069", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:11+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: use-after-free in Track lets a web page run code

A use-after-free bug in the Track component of Google Chrome before 157.0.8103.38 lets a remote attacker run code inside the browser sandbox through a crafted HTML page. Chromium rates the security severity as Low.

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

## How to check

- Open Chrome and check the version under Chrome menu > Help > About Google Chrome, or run `google-chrome --version` on Linux.
- Look for the installed build on managed fleets via your device management console; unknown otherwise.

## Fix

- Google Chrome: move to `157.0.8103.38` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:11+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121069

## From the sources

Use after free in Track in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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