CVE-2021-30533

Google Chromium PopupBlocker Security Bypass Vulnerability

  • Medium 6.5
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 27 Jun 2022

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in PopupBlocker in Google Chrome prior to 91.0.4472.77 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted iframe.

Key facts

Published
7 Jun 2021
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
Chrome
KEV added
27 Jun 2022
KEV fix due
18 Jul 2022
EPSS
16.742% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 97.083% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 6.5CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChrome
  • unspecified up to but excluding 91.0.4472.77 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 7 Jun 2021 Published
  2. 27 Jun 2022 CVE-2021-30533 added to CISA KEV
  3. 27 Jun 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References