---
id: "CVE-2026-121157"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121157"]
title: "Google Chrome: Chromoting flaw lets a local program bypass access restrictions"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["chrome", "chrome-remote-desktop", "linux", "macos", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-version-157.0.8103.38-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:23+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:24:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121157", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:23+00:00"}]
---

# Google Chrome: Chromoting flaw lets a local program bypass access restrictions

Chrome's Chromoting remote-desktop component had an authorization flaw before version 157.0.8103.38. A local program on the machine can use it to bypass system access restrictions.

_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 `chrome://version`
- Confirm whether Chrome Remote Desktop (Chromoting) is in use on the machine

## Fix

- Google Chrome: `157.0.8103.38` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121157

## From the sources

Incorrect authorization in Chromoting in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a local attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a local program. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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