---
id: "CVE-2026-121164"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121164"]
title: "Chrome on Mac: flawed Views authorization lets crafted pages bypass access limits"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "macos", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-up-to-date", "non-mac-platform"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:24+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:23:24+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121164", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:23+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome on Mac: flawed Views authorization lets crafted pages bypass access limits

Google Chrome on macOS prior to 157.0.8103.38 has an authorization flaw in its Views component. A remote attacker who tricks a user into opening a crafted HTML page can bypass some 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 `google-chrome --version` on Linux; on macOS, check Chrome > About Google Chrome.
- Compare the result against `157.0.8103.38`.

## Fix

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121164

## From the sources

Incorrect authorization in Views in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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