Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2021-21202
Use after free in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33, 34
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1188889 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4906 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-08 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21202?
- CVE-2021-21202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2021-04-26.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21202?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-21202 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.