CVE-2021-37973

9.6 CRITICAL 12% exploit odds Drop everything exploited in the wild Fix listed Memory safety Browser & mail

What it is

Use after free in Portals in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.61 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
In the wild: CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2021-08-03 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2021-10-08 22:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2021-11-03 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
2021-11-17 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
2026-06-17 04:01 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
Exploit odds: 11.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.6 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published: 2021-10-08 22:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 04:01 UTC
Added to CISA KEV: 2021-11-03
Exploit probability: 11.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-416 · Use after free
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Google Chrome < 94.0.4606.61
Fedoraproject Fedora 33
Fedoraproject Fedora 35
Debian Linux 10.0
Debian Linux 11.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.6

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record