VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-21117

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.22%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-02-09

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in Cryptohome in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.96 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a crafted file.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Primary references

chrome-cve-admin@google.com — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
chrome-cve-admin@google.com — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory