CVE-2021-21224

Google Chrome

Published 26 Apr 2021 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

8.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Nov 2021, with a remediation deadline of 17 Nov 2021 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.85 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html · Release Notes
crbug.com/1195777 · Exploit, Issue Tracking
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EAJ42L4JFPBJATCZ7MOZQTUDGV4OEHHG/ · Release Notes
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3GZ42MYPGD35V652ZPVPYYS7A7LVXVY/ · Release Notes
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUZBGKGVZADNA3I24NVG7HAYYUTOSN5A/ · Release Notes
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-08 · Third Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4906 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21224 · US Government Resource