CVE-2021-38003

Google Chrome

Published 23 Nov 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

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html · Release Notes
crbug.com/1263462 · Exploit, Issue Tracking
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/ · Release Notes
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38003 · US Government Resource