Sandboxed code execution via V8 type confusion
Published Aug 26, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome before 92.0.4515.159 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via crafted HTML. Google's advisory identifies V8 but does not disclose the affected code path or incompatible-type operation, and the linked issue remains restricted. A user must load attacker-controlled HTML; successful exploitation runs code in the renderer sandbox, with no documented sandbox escape.
Summary
What happened
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome before 92.0.4515.159 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via crafted HTML. Google's advisory identifies V8 but does not disclose the affected code path or incompatible-type operation, and the linked issue remains restricted. A user must load attacker-controlled HTML; successful exploitation runs code in the renderer sandbox, with no documented sandbox escape.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-30599
- Published
- Aug 26, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Google Chrome
- Classifications
- CWE-843, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 26, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <92.0.4515.159
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