What is CVE-2022-0309?

CVE-2022-0309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-0309?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Chrome

CVE-2022-0309

Inappropriate implementation in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 97.0.4692.99 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2022-02-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
crbug.com/1240472 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0309?: CVE-2022-0309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-0309?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.