CVE-2021-38003

Google Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

  • High 8.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021

Description

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Key facts

Published
23 Nov 2021
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
Chrome
KEV added
3 Nov 2021
KEV fix due
17 Nov 2021
EPSS
38.573% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 98.601% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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

  • 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

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.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChrome
  • unspecified up to but excluding 95.0.4638.69 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 3 Nov 2021 CVE-2021-38003 added to CISA KEV
  2. 3 Nov 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
  3. 23 Nov 2021 Published

Weakness

References