CVE-2021-21138
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 43th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1122487Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1122487Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.