---
id: "CVE-2026-121205"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121205"]
title: "Chrome: CORS authorization flaw lets a crafted page bypass origin policy"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "desktop", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:29+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:26+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:22:45+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121205", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:26+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: CORS authorization flaw lets a crafted page bypass origin policy

Google Chrome before 157.0.8103.38 has an incorrect authorization flaw in its CORS handling. A remote attacker who tricks a user into opening a crafted HTML page can bypass web origin policy.

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

## How to check

- Open Chrome and check the version under Settings > About Chrome, or run `chrome --version` on the command line.
- Confirm whether the version is below `157.0.8103.38`.

## Fix

- Google Chrome: `157.0.8103.38`

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:26+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121205

## From the sources

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

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