CVE-2021-37973

high KEV
Published 2021-11-03 · Modified 2021-11-03
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk
9.5

Description

Google Chromium Portals contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects web browsers that utilize Chromium, including Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

CISA KEV

Vendor
Google
Product
Chromium Portals
Due date
2021-11-17

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37973

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-37973

Exploits

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed4.2.2406.52-1
debian debianbookwormfixed97.0.4692.71-0.1
debian debianbullseyefixed97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1
debian debianforkyfixed97.0.4692.71-0.1
debian debiansidfixed97.0.4692.71-0.1
debian debiantrixiefixed97.0.4692.71-0.1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.