CVE-2021-30571 Security feature bypass in Chrome
An attacker can escape the browser sandbox via a malicious extension and crafted HTML page, requiring user interaction to install the extension.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-30571?
CVE-2021-30571 is a critical vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 3 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 92.0.4515.107 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30571?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30571?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2021-30571 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30571 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-OP03397, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30571, GHSA-5267-2ghv-2r3v, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30571.