---
id: "CVE-2026-121081"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121081"]
title: "Chrome: password manager UI misrepresentation leaks sensitive data via social engineering"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["chrome", "desktop-browsers", "passwords", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated", "non-chrome-browsers"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:13+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:12+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:26:48+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121081", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:12+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: password manager UI misrepresentation leaks sensitive data via social engineering

A UI misrepresentation flaw in the Passwords feature of Google Chrome, fixed in 157.0.8103.38, lets a remote attacker use social engineering and crafted network traffic to obtain sensitive information. Chromium rates it Low severity.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Chrome version in Chrome's About page or with the browser's version output.
- Compare the version against `157.0.8103.38`.

## Fix

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:12+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121081

## From the sources

UI misrepresentation in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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