Description
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)
Published: 2026-11-11
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Link following in FileSystem
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 11 Nov 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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)
Weaknesses CWE-59
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T05:00:21.404Z

Reserved: 2026-11-11T22:08:28.574Z

Link: CVE-2026-126859

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-11-11T23:17:14.153

Modified: 2026-11-13T05:18:29.380

Link: CVE-2026-126859

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-11-11T22:38:50Z

Links: CVE-2026-126859 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-13T19:00:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-59

    Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')