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CVE-2021-21166: Google Chromium Race Condition Vulnerability
Google Chromium · in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
2021-11-03added to KEV
2021-11-17federal remediation due date
26.72%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 97.9th percentile
8.8 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
239days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
Google Chromium contains a race condition vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | CWE-122;CWE-362 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2021-03-09 (Analyzed) |
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