CVE-2021-38015

HIGH

Google Chrome < 96.0.4664.45 - Navigation Restriction Bypass via Malicious Extension

Title source: llm

Description

Inappropriate implementation in input in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Permissions Required x_refsource_misc

https://crbug.com/957553

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0041

EPSS Percentile 61.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (4)

debian/debian_linux 10.0

debian/debian_linux 11.0

fedoraproject/fedora 34

google/chrome < 96.0.4664.45

Published Dec 23, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026