---
id: "CVE-2026-126901"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126901"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-126901"]
title: "Google Chrome: PDF use-after-free lets a crafted web page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "desktop", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated"]
published_at: "2026-11-11T23:17:19+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-11T23:29:39+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-11T23:31:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126901", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-11T23:29:39+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

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

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-126901 (this .md is for agents)

A use-after-free bug in the PDF component of Google Chrome, before version 157.0.8103.78, lets a remote attacker run code inside the browser sandbox through a crafted HTML page. The sources rate it High severity in Chromium.

_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 the version is at or above `157.0.8103.78`.

## Fix

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11T23:29:39+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126901

## From the sources

Use after free in PDF 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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