Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-126898 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-126898 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-126898?
- Informational severity, published 11 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.78.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-126898?
- Yes: fixed in Chrome 157.0.8103.78 and later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-126898 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-126898?
- Check whether you run Google Chrome at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: Chrome 157.0.8103.78 and later
Technical details
An uninitialized resource in Skia (Chrome's graphics library) allows a remote attacker to read cross-origin data via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction beyond visiting a malicious webpage, and the attack vector is purely network-based. Chromium has addressed this with version 157.0.8103.78 and later.
Affected products
- Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.78
Timeline
- 2026-11-11: disclosed
- 2026-11-11: patched