---
id: "CVE-2026-121241"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121241"]
title: "Chrome on Android: use-after-free in navigation lets a web page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["android", "chrome", "mobile", "other"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated", "ios-only"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:34+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:21:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121241", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:28+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome on Android: use-after-free in navigation lets a web page run code

A use-after-free bug in the Navigation component of Google Chrome on Android, before version 157.0.8103.38, lets a remote attacker run arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox by serving a crafted HTML page. Chromium rates the flaw High severity.

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

## How to check

- Open Chrome on the Android device and check the version under Settings > About Chrome, or run `chrome://version` in the address bar.
- Confirm the reported version is below `157.0.8103.38`.

## Fix

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121241

## From the sources

Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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