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CVE-2021-21138

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.96 allowed a local attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted file.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 88.0.4324.96 — fixed in 88.0.4324.96

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 88.0.4324.96. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
• https://crbug.com/1122487
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
• https://crbug.com/1122487

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