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Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

Google - Chromium V8 · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2021-11-03. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CVE-2021-30551

HighCVSS 8.8KEV
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 91.0.4472.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Risk Assessment

May lead to remote code execution in the browser context and system compromise after visiting a malicious page.

Recommendation

Update Google Chrome to version 91.0.4472.101 or later and enforce updates across the organization.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 91.0.4472.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS