# CVE-2021-4102: Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.110 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2021-12-15, remediation due 2021-12-29
- Fixed in: 96.0.4664.110
- Published: 2022-02-11 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine contains a memory-management flaw that a remote attacker could potentially abuse to corrupt heap memory by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted web page. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to compromise the browser and the affected system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Google Chrome: from unspecified, fixed in 96.0.4664.110

## Description

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.110 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Chrome, upgrade to a fixed version (96.0.4664.110) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Google Chrome](https://cve.now/tech/chrome.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
- https://crbug.com/1278387

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