Description
Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-11-03
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Title chromium-browser: Use after free in TabStrip
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome TabStrip Enables Remote Code Execution via Malicious Extension

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome TabStrip Enables Remote Code Execution via Malicious Extension

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-05T04:56:09.016Z

Reserved: 2026-11-03T10:35:10.539Z

Link: CVE-2026-121257

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T20:00:27.861Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-11-03T21:17:36.603

Modified: 2026-11-05T14:53:24.803

Link: CVE-2026-121257

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-11-03T20:42:49Z

Links: CVE-2026-121257 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T22:15:15Z

Weaknesses