---
id: "CVE-2026-126851"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126851"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-126851"]
title: "Google Chrome: accessibility use-after-free lets a crafted web page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["chrome", "desktop-browsers", "linux", "macos", "other", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["accessibility-disabled", "chrome-up-to-date"]
published_at: "2026-11-11T23:17:13+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-11T23:29:36+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-11T23:33:39+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126851", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-11T23:29:36+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Google Chrome: accessibility use-after-free lets a crafted web page run code

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126851 (this .md is for agents)

A use-after-free bug in Chrome's Accessibility component lets a remote attacker execute code inside the browser sandbox when the victim opens 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 and check the version under Settings > About Chrome; the version should be `157.0.8103.78` or later.
- Run `chrome://version` to see the installed build number.

## Fix

- Google Chrome: update to `157.0.8103.78` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11T23:29:36+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126851

## From the sources

Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.78 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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