Exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV
Yes. CVE-2021-30633, Google Chromium Indexed DB API Use-After-Free Vulnerability, is being exploited in the wild. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Nov 2021, 26 days after it was published. It affects Google Chromium Indexed DB API. If you run it, CISA's required action is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Google Chromium Indexed DB API contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape 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.
| Vendor | Google (77 exploited CVEs in KEV) |
| Product | Chromium Indexed DB API |
| Vulnerability | Google Chromium Indexed DB API Use-After-Free Vulnerability |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| Published | 8 Oct 2021 |
| Added to KEV | 3 Nov 2021 |
| Reported by (CNA) | Chrome |
Yes. CISA added CVE-2021-30633 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Nov 2021, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
CISA does not list known ransomware use for it. That can change, and exploitation alone is reason to fix it first.
Apply updates per vendor instructions. Check Google's advisory for the fixed versions, and if you can't patch quickly, restrict access to the affected Chromium Indexed DB API and watch it for signs of compromise.
Sources: CISA KEV (exploitation, ransomware use, required action, due date), the CVE record (publication date, CVSS, CNA), NVD and FIRST EPSS (live score). More: all KEV additions in November 2021 · Google scorecard · act-now radar.
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