CVE-2021-4324

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Published Jul 28, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Update in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.93 allowed a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

Chrome

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`90.0.4430.93`	affected	< 90.0.4430.93

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-34153	Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Update in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.93 allowed a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.649% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html
https://crbug.com/1193233
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PQKT7EGDD2P3L7S3NXEDDRCPK4NNZNWJ/

History

Oct 3, 2024 2:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Chrome

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 4:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published: Jul 28, 2023, 11:26 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 4:28 PM
Reserved: Feb 12, 2023, 9:19 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:23 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 29, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:19 AM

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