---
id: "CVE-2026-121117"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121117"]
title: "Chrome: use-after-free in Paint lets a crafted web page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "desktop", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated", "sandbox-escape-not-needed"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:19+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:18+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:25:03+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121117", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:18+00:00"}]
---

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

A use-after-free bug in the Paint component of Google Chrome before 157.0.8103.38 lets a remote attacker run arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Chromium rates the flaw High 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 `google-chrome --version` on Linux
- Compare the result with the fixed version `157.0.8103.38`

## Fix

- Google Chrome: move to `157.0.8103.38` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:18+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121117

## From the sources

Use after free in Paint 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: High)

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