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CVE-2021-38000: Google Chromium Intents Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2021-38000
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Google Chromium Intents contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to arbitrarily browser to a malicious URL via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Googleproduct: ChromiumOther
What
Google Chromium Intents contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to arbitrarily browse to a malicious URL via a crafted HTML page.
Who is affected
Multiple web browsers utilizing Chromium, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and is rated critical.
Action
Update to the latest version of affected browsers.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38000

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2021-38000coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Google Chromium Intents

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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