Chrome Network: run code outside the sandbox (fix 157.0.8103.38)

critical severity ยท published 2026-11-03

A remote attacker may be able to run their own code on the computer outside Chrome's sandbox through crafted network traffic, using a use after free flaw in the Network component of Chrome. Chromium rates it Low.

Fixed in: 157.0.8103.38

CVE: CVE-2026-121073

Source: NVD

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