CVE-2022-2998

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 26, 2022 at 03:01 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChrome

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 30%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Use after free in Browser Creation in Google Chrome prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed a remote attacker who had convinced a user to engage in a specific UI interaction 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.

v < 104.0.5112.101
Affected range stops below 104.0.5112.101, 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:

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1329794

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial 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

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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