CVE DATABASE / CVE-2021-38000
CVE-2021-38000
Google Chromium Intents Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
CVSS 6.1 · MEDIUM
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2021-11-03.
Federal remediation due 2021-11-17.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents in Google Chrome on Android prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to arbitrarily browser to a malicious URL via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 6.1 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity | LOW |
| Availability | NONE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Google chromeGoogle androidFedoraproject fedoraDebian debian linux
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References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html
- https://crbug.com/1249962
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38000
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-24. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.