DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121210: High severity debian/chromium vulnerability

Published Nov 3, 2026
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Updated

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected Software

3 affected components
debian/chromium*
debian/chromium*
debian/chromium*

Event History

Nov 3, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·09:17 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·09:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What must an attacker do to exploit this issue?

An attacker must cause a user to interact with a crafted HTML page. Exploitation can then execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox; no attacker privileges are required.

2

What systems are exposed?

Debian systems using the chromium package are affected if they run a version prior to 157.0.8103.38. The supplied data does not identify any configuration prerequisite or mitigation other than using a non-vulnerable version.

3

Does successful exploitation escape the browser sandbox?

The described impact is arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox. The provided information does not indicate that this vulnerability alone enables a sandbox escape or execution with host-level privileges.

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