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CVE-2022-0609

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 4, 2022 at 11:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChrome

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 22%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score22.4%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 22.4% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Google Chromium Animation contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Feb 15, 2022
Remediation Due
Mar 1, 2022
1701 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0609

Description

Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 98.0.4758.102 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Chrome· Googlenpm
95%
v < 98.0.4758.102
Affected range stops below 98.0.4758.102, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://crbug.com/1296150
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0609

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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