Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2022 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2022-0098

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Use after free in Screen Capture in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 97.0.4692.71 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to perform specific user gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific user gestures.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12chromium97.0.4692.71-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0098
Debian:13chromium97.0.4692.71-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0098
Debian:14chromium97.0.4692.71-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0098

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome unspecified – before 97.0.4692.71

References