CVE-2021-21166
Google Chromium Race Condition Vulnerability
Google ChromiumApplications & CMS
CVSS
8.8HighExploit odds (EPSS)24.0%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV
What fixes it
- 89.0.4389.72ChromeCVE List
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Timeline
Description
Google Chromium contains a race condition vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption 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.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- Chromeaffected: unspecified before 89.0.4389.72CVE List
References 9
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FE5SIKEVYTMDCC5OSXGOM2KRPYLHYMQX/Advisoryvia CVE List
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BBT54RKAE5XLMWSHLVUKJ7T2XHHYMXLH/Advisoryvia CVE List
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LCIDZ77XUDMB2EBPPWCQXPEIJERDNSNT/Advisoryvia CVE List
- debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4886Advisoryvia CVE List
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-08Advisoryvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21166Referencevia CISA KEV
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlReferencevia CVE List
- crbug.com/1177465Referencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21166Referencevia CVE List