CVSS 3.1
8.3 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-121090
High (8.3) in google chrome. EPSS 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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Improper privilege management in Navigation in Google Chrome on on iOS prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 19th percentile. Scored 2026-11-04. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-03. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- OWASP Top 10
- A06:2025 Insecure Design
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from 157.0.8103.38 before 157.0.8103.38 |
Linux distributions
| Distribution | Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | 12, 13, 14 | chromium | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121090 |
From the distributions' data via OSV.dev: the Debian Security Tracker. Modified: reformatted and linked to CVE records. Credits. On the distributions' own pages: Debian.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-58 Restful Privilege Elevation Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-122 Privilege Abuse Likelihood: High · Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.