---
id: "CVE-2026-121169"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121169"]
title: "Chrome: DevTools flaw lets a crafted extension bypass web origin policy"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "desktop", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated", "extensions-restricted"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:25+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:23:19+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121169", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:23+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: DevTools flaw lets a crafted extension bypass web origin policy

A missing authorization check in the DevTools component of Google Chrome lets a remote attacker, using social engineering and a crafted Chrome extension, bypass web origin policy. The Chromium security severity is rated Low.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Chrome version at chrome://settings/help and compare it with `157.0.8103.38`.
- Review installed extensions at chrome://extensions for ones you do not recognise.

## Fix

- Chrome: move to `157.0.8103.38` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121169

## From the sources

Missing authorization in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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