Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU159224

Uncontrolled Recursion in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-121092

Published: November 4, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU159224

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-121092

CWE-ID: CWE-674

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in the SVG processing component of Google Chrome when processing crafted SVG content. A remote attacker can induce a user to view specially crafted SVG content to trigger excessive recursive processing, potentially exhausting resources and causing a denial of service.

Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2026-121092

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 157.0.8103.38
Google Chrome - update to 157.0.8103.38

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