Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2022-2620
Use after free in WebUI in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 104.0.5112.79 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI interactions.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
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: 0.007 (50.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Google Chrome OS
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1337304 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-35 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2620?
- CVE-2022-2620 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2620?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.