What is CVE-2022-0337?

CVE-2022-0337 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-0337?

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

Is CVE-2022-0337 known to be exploited?

24 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2022-0337

Inappropriate implementation in File System API in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 97.0.4692.71 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chrome security severity: High)

Published 2023-01-02 · 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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
crbug.com/1247389 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0337?: CVE-2022-0337 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-0337?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0337 known to be exploited?: 24 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.