[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Google has released an update for its Chrome web browser that fixes a range of vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that is actively being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability affects the Windows, macOS, and Linux versions of the popular browser.
According to Google’s security update describing the newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability, “Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2021-30563 exists in the wild.” The exploit stems from a “type confusion” error in the V8 open-source JavaScript engine used in Chrome and other Chromium-based web browsers.
According to researchers, a remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability by manipulating an unwitting victim into visiting a specially crafted website they created, triggering the type confusion error, then executing arbitrary code on the affected system. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of the vulnerable system.
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