What is CVE-2022-4920?

CVE-2022-4920 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-4920?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2022-4920

Heap buffer overflow in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (51.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 101.0.4951.41

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4920?: CVE-2022-4920 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-4920?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.