CVSS 3.1
9.6 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-121200
Critical (9.6) in google chrome. EPSS 0.4% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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Incorrect reference resolution in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.4% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 31st percentile. Scored 2026-11-10. 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 2026-11-04. 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-706 Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
- Published
- Modified
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- 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-2026-121200 |
| openSUSE | Tumbleweed | chromium | 157.0.8103.38-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12426-1 |
From the distributions' data via OSV.dev: the Debian Security Tracker; SUSE security data, CC BY 4.0. Modified: reformatted and linked to CVE records. Credits. On the distributions' own pages: Debian · openSUSE.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-48 Passing Local Filenames to Functions That Expect a URL Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-159 Redirect Access to Libraries Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-177 Create files with the same name as files protected with a higher classification Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-641 DLL Side-Loading Likelihood: Low · Severity: High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.