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CVE-2021-38003

Published: January 27, 2026
Last updated:14 hours ago (January 27, 2026)
Exploit: YesZero-day: YesPatch: YesTrend: Neutral
TL;DR
Updated January 27, 2026

CVE-2021-38003 is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.

Key Points
  • 1High severity (CVSS 8.8/10)
  • 2EPSS: 75.00% - very high likelihood of exploitation
  • 3Public exploits are available
  • 4Vendor patches are available
  • 5Strobes Priority Score: 970/1000 (Critical)
  • 6Affects products from: Debian, Google, Fedoraproject
Severity Scores
CVSS v38.8
CVSS v26.8
Priority Score970.0
EPSS Score75.0
High
Exploitation LikelihoodCritical
75.00%EPSS

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

Immediate patching required
75.00%
EPSS
8.8
CVSS
Yes
Exploit
Yes
Patch
Critical Priority
high EPSS • exploit exists • high priority

EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.

Description

Google Chromium V8 Engine has a bug in JSON.stringify, where the internal TheHole value can leak to script code, causing memory corruption. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

CVSS v3 Breakdown
Attack Vector:Network
Attack Complexity:Local
Privileges Required:Network
User Interaction:Required
Scope:Unchanged
Confidentiality:High
Integrity:High
Availability:High
Exploit References
Cisa.govGitHubChrome Cve [email protected]
Patch References
Chromereleases.googleblog.comZeroday CZ
Trend Analysis
Neutral
Vulnerable Products
VendorProduct
DebianDebian Linux
GoogleChrome
FedoraprojectFedora
Advisories
CISA: Google Chromium V8 Engine has a bug in JSON.stringify, where the internal TheHole value can leak to script code, causing memory corruption. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
GitHub AdvisoryNVD
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