Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2021-37976

Google Chromium Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published Sep 21, 2021 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Google Chromium

Patch now

CVE-2021-37976 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 17, 2021. Confirm Google Chromium against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
19.90%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe debian/debian linux · cpe fedoraproject/fedora · cpe google/chrome · vendor Google Chromium

Google Chromium contains an information disclosure vulnerability within the core memory component that allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe debian/debian linux10.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux11.0
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora33
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora34
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora35
  • cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
  • vendor Google Chromiumversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2021-37976

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2021-37976 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 17, 2021. Confirm Google Chromium against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 10.0; debian/debian linux 11.0. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 19.90%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 8, 2021 · Catalog

    Detected

    Google Chromium contains an information disclosure vulnerability within the core memory component that allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Nov 17, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Google Chromium contains an information disclosure vulnerability within the core memory component that allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-37976

    Google Chromium contains an information disclosure vulnerability within the core memory component that allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-37976

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-37976

    30-day exploitation probability 19.9%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2021-37976

    Inappropriate implementation in Memory in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.71 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-37976

    Google Chromium contains an information disclosure vulnerability within the core memory component that allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that util

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.