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CVE-2021-21166

8.8
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
37.98%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (97th percentile)
KEV

Data race in audio in Google Chrome prior to 89.0.4389.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Published: 3/9/2021
Modified: 10/24/2025
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ACTIVELY EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability Name:

Google Chromium Race Condition Vulnerability

Vendor / Product:

Google Chromium

Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due Date: 11/17/2021(OVERDUE)
Added to KEV:

11/3/2021

Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21166

Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

8.8HIGH

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

CVSS v2 Score

6.8

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

37.98%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
97th percentile

This vulnerability has a 37.98% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

Related Vulnerabilities

Same Weakness Type(CWE-362)

Similar SeverityHIGH