Use-after-free in Google Chrome Portals sandbox escape
CVE-2021-37973 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Portals component of Google Chrome affecting versions prior to 94.0.4606.61. According to the provided content, the flaw can be triggered via a crafted HTML page and was exploitable by a remote attacker who had already compromised the renderer process. The bug is not described as a generic browser-sandbox flaw; rather, it is a memory-safety issue in Portals that could be used as part of a Chrome exploit chain to escape the sandbox.
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A use-after-free vulnerability in Portals in Google Chrome, exploited by Predator spyware.
One of five zero-day vulnerabilities reportedly exploited in an exploit chain to deliver the ALIEN implant; affects Google Chrome.
A Chrome zero-day vulnerability used in campaigns targeting Android users.
The version that knows your environment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.