Vulnerability · Published Mar 9, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2021-21186

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-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 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Insufficient policy enforcement in QR scanning in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 89.0.4389.72 allowed an attacker who convinced the user to scan a QR code to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted QR code.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20chromium89.0.4389.72-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21186
Alpine:v3.21chromium89.0.4389.72-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21186
Alpine:v3.22chromium89.0.4389.72-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21186
Alpine:v3.23chromium89.0.4389.72-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21186
Alpine:v3.24chromium89.0.4389.72-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21186
Debian:12chromium89.0.4389.82-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21186
Debian:13chromium89.0.4389.82-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21186
Debian:14chromium89.0.4389.82-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21186

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome unspecified – before 89.0.4389.72

References