Vulnerability · Published Feb 9, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2021-21125

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 8.7% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)8.7%top 4.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 88.0.4324.96 allowed a remote attacker to bypass filesystem restrictions via a crafted HTML page.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12chromium88.0.4324.96-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21125
Debian:13chromium88.0.4324.96-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21125
Debian:14chromium88.0.4324.96-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21125

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome unspecified – before 88.0.4324.96

References