What is CVE-2022-0609?

CVE-2022-0609 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2022-04-04.

Is CVE-2022-0609 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-0609 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-02-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2022-0609

Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 98.0.4758.102 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

EPSS: 0.490 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-02-15. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-03-01.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html (x_refsource_MISC)
crbug.com/1296150 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0609?: CVE-2022-0609 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2022-04-04.
Is CVE-2022-0609 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2022-0609 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-02-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.