---
id: "CVE-2026-121181"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121181"]
title: "Chrome: use-after-free in Editing lets a crafted page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "desktop", "linux", "macos", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:26+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:24+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:23:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121181", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:24+00:00"}]
---

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

A use-after-free bug in the Editing 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 it High severity.

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

## How to check

- Open Chrome, go to the menu, then Help, then About Google Chrome, and read the installed version
- Check the installed version is at least `157.0.8103.38`

## Fix

- Google Chrome: move to `157.0.8103.38` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:24+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121181

## From the sources

Use after free in Editing 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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