CVE-2026-126859: Link following in FileSystem
Link following in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.78 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Credit
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 157.0.8103.78
Event History
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2026-126885
- CVE-2026-126895
- CVE-2026-126879
- CVE-2026-126846
- CVE-2026-126911
- CVE-2026-126864
- CVE-2026-126889
- CVE-2026-126886
- CVE-2026-126887
- CVE-2026-126870
- CVE-2026-126912
- CVE-2026-126919
- CVE-2026-126878
- CVE-2026-126909
- CVE-2026-126847
- CVE-2026-126853
- CVE-2026-126865
- CVE-2026-126916
- CVE-2026-126903
- CVE-2026-126910
- CVE-2026-126842
- CVE-2026-126898
- CVE-2026-126871
- CVE-2026-126875
- CVE-2026-126862
- CVE-2026-126900
- CVE-2026-126904
- CVE-2026-126907
- CVE-2026-126851
- CVE-2026-126845
- CVE-2026-126881
- CVE-2026-126867
- CVE-2026-126863
- CVE-2026-126896
- CVE-2026-126869
- CVE-2026-126858
- CVE-2026-126891
- CVE-2026-126874
- CVE-2026-126876
- CVE-2026-126918
- CVE-2026-126866
- CVE-2026-126844
- CVE-2026-126884
- CVE-2026-126894
- CVE-2026-126861
- CVE-2026-126917
- CVE-2026-126856
- CVE-2026-126905
- CVE-2026-126873
- CVE-2026-126922
- CVE-2026-126914
- CVE-2026-126880
- CVE-2026-126872
- CVE-2026-126877
- CVE-2026-126888
- CVE-2026-126843
- CVE-2026-126854
- CVE-2026-126892
- CVE-2026-126897
- CVE-2026-126857
- CVE-2026-126883
- CVE-2026-126840
- CVE-2026-126848
- CVE-2026-126882
- CVE-2026-126906
- CVE-2026-126915
- CVE-2026-126893
- CVE-2026-126855
- CVE-2026-126908
- CVE-2026-126849
- CVE-2026-126901
- CVE-2026-126852
- CVE-2026-126850
- CVE-2026-126841
- CVE-2026-126902
- CVE-2026-126868
- CVE-2026-126921
- CVE-2026-126913
- CVE-2026-126890
- CVE-2026-126860
- CVE-2026-126920
- CVE-2026-126899
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Chrome versions need to be updated?
Google Chrome versions prior to 157.0.8103.78 are affected. Update to 157.0.8103.78 or a later version.
What must an attacker do to exploit this issue?
The attacker must use a crafted HTML page and rely on social engineering to get the target to interact with it. Exploitation is remote and can result in arbitrary code execution outside Chrome's sandbox.
Are users protected by Chrome's sandbox if exploitation succeeds?
No. Successful exploitation can execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox.