CVE-2026-126899: Use after free in Elements
Use after free in Elements in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.78 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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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-2026-126859
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions
What does an attacker need to do to exploit this issue?
An attacker needs to convince a user to interact with a crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution inside the Chrome sandbox.
Which Chrome versions are affected?
Google Chrome versions prior to 157.0.8103.78 are affected. Updating to 157.0.8103.78 or later addresses the affected version range described.
Is exploitation described as escaping the browser sandbox?
No. The available information states that arbitrary code execution occurs inside the sandbox; it does not state that this issue alone provides a sandbox escape.