Vulnerability · Published Apr 26, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2021-21223

Critical 9.6

In plain English

A critical-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 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 26.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Integer overflow in Mojo in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.85 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20qt5-qtwebengine5.15.3_git20210510-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21223
Alpine:v3.21qt5-qtwebengine5.15.3_git20210510-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21223
Alpine:v3.22qt5-qtwebengine5.15.3_git20210510-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21223
Alpine:v3.23qt5-qtwebengine5.15.3_git20210510-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21223
Debian:12chromium90.0.4430.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21223
Debian:13chromium90.0.4430.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21223
Debian:14chromium90.0.4430.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21223

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome unspecified – before 90.0.4430.85

References