---
id: "CVE-2026-121072"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121072"]
title: "Chrome: uninitialized Skia memory lets a crafted page read cross-origin data"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "desktop", "package"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:11+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:26:56+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121072", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:11+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: uninitialized Skia memory lets a crafted page read cross-origin data

Google Chrome's Skia graphics library reads a resource that was never initialized. A remote attacker who gets a victim to open a crafted HTML page can obtain data from other websites.

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

## How to check

- Open Chrome, go to chrome://settings/help and read the version shown
- Compare it against `157.0.8103.38`

## 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-2026-121072

## From the sources

Uninitialized resource in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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