What is CVE-2022-0310?

CVE-2022-0310 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-0310?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2022-0310

Heap buffer overflow in Task Manager in Google Chrome prior to 97.0.4692.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific user interactions.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
crbug.com/1283805 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0310?: CVE-2022-0310 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-0310?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.