Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2022-1096
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 99.0.4844.84 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.247 (97.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.242 · newest: 0.247 · change: +0.005
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . 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: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- crbug.com/1309225 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_25.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1096?
- CVE-2022-1096 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1096?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1096 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2022-1096 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-28), indicating it is being actively exploited. 20 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.