What is CVE-2021-38000?

CVE-2021-38000 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2021-11-23.

Is CVE-2021-38000 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2021-38000 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2021-38000

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents in Google Chrome on Android prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to arbitrarily browser to a malicious URL via a crafted HTML page.

EPSS: 0.042 (88.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2021-11-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2021-11-17.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html (x_refsource_MISC)
crbug.com/1249962 (x_refsource_MISC)
FEDORA-2021-6a292e2cf4 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
DSA-5046 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38000?: CVE-2021-38000 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2021-11-23.
Is CVE-2021-38000 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2021-38000 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.