Chrome use-after-free in Passwords runs code outside the sandbox

critical severity · published 2026-11-11

A remote attacker using social engineering can trick you into opening a crafted HTML page, triggering a use-after-free in Chrome's password handling. This executes arbitrary code outside the Chrome sandbox, meaning full code execution on your machine.

Fixed in: 157.0.8103.78

CVE: CVE-2026-126909

Source: NVD

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You are affected if the installed version is older than 157.0.8103.78. Check the version you have and update to 157.0.8103.78 or later. The fixed version is verified against a vendor or advisory source.

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