5.1 Medium

CVE-2026-121232 Incorrect authorization in Core in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a local attacker leveraging social…

Description

Incorrect authorization in Core in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a local attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a co-installed app. (Chromium security severity: Low)

CVSS 3.1 detail

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitable with local access to the machine, without an account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: High
Privileges required: None
Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Chrome 157.0	earliest → < 157.0.8103.38	157.0.8103.38

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com chromereleases.googleblog.com
issues.chromium.org issues.chromium.org

Timeline

Published November 3, 2026
Last modified November 4, 2026

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