---
id: "CVE-2026-121235"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121235"]
title: "Chrome: crafted web page can leak sensitive data from Paint"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "endpoints", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-157.0.8103.38-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:33+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:21:15+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121235", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:28+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: crafted web page can leak sensitive data from Paint

A flaw in the Paint component of Google Chrome lets a crafted HTML page make the browser reveal sensitive information. Chromium rates it low severity, and the fix is in Chrome 157.0.8103.38.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Chrome version in the browser's About page or with `google-chrome --version`
- Compare it against the fixed release `157.0.8103.38`

## Fix

- Google Chrome: update to `157.0.8103.38` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121235

## From the sources

Information leak in Paint in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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