What is CVE-2022-0799?

CVE-2022-0799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-0799?

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

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-0799

Insufficient policy enforcement in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 99.0.4844.51 allowed a remote attacker to perform local privilege escalation via a crafted offline installer file.

Published 2022-04-05 · 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: 0.010 (61.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
crbug.com/1279188 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0799?: CVE-2022-0799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-0799?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.