CVE-2021-4068Network attack vector

Cross-origin data leak via new tab validation

Published Dec 23, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Improper input handling in Google Chrome before 96.0.4664.93 allows remote attackers to leak cross-origin data through a crafted HTML page. The new tab page fails to validate data supplied by crafted HTML, allowing cross-origin content to be read. User interaction with the malicious page is required, while the documented impact is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability effects.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input handling in Google Chrome before 96.0.4664.93 allows remote attackers to leak cross-origin data through a crafted HTML page. The new tab page fails to validate data supplied by crafted HTML, allowing cross-origin content to be read. User interaction with the malicious page is required, while the documented impact is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability effects.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-4068
Published
Dec 23, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-116, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 23, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <96.0.4664.93

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=unspecified <96.0.4664.93

Published CVSS scores

4.3NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-116Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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