CVE-2026-121214

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome's Passwords component allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page.

Exploitability

Exploitation requires social engineering (user interaction) to lure the victim to a malicious page; no pre-authentication or special privileges needed.

Blast radius

Successful exploitation could lead to full system compromise via arbitrary code execution outside Chrome's sandbox, enabling data theft, malware installation, or lateral movement.

Detection

No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.

Prioritized remediation

Upgrade Google Chrome to version 157.0.8103.38 or later.

Analysis generated locally by garnet-coder (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.