What is CVE-2022-2856?

CVE-2022-2856 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2022-09-26.

Is CVE-2022-2856 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-2856 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-08-18), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2022-2856

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents in Google Chrome on Android prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed a remote attacker to arbitrarily browse to a malicious website via a crafted HTML page.

EPSS: 0.033 (87.5th 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 2022-08-18. 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: 2022-09-08.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html (x_refsource_MISC)
crbug.com/1345630 (x_refsource_MISC)
FEDORA-2022-3f28aa88cf (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2856?: CVE-2022-2856 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome. Published 2022-09-26.
Is CVE-2022-2856 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2022-2856 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-08-18), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.