CVE-2021-37996 (GCVE-0-2021-37996)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-02 21:05 – Updated: 2024-08-04 01:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Insufficient validation of untrusted input Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.54 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a malicious file.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- Insufficient validation of untrusted input
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/sta… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://crbug.com/1243020 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
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