Actively exploited · Published Nov 1, 2022 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2022-3723

High 8.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity type confusion in Chrome from Google. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on October 28, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 7.9% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)7.9%top 5.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Oct 28, 2022
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by Nov 18, 2022.

Official description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12chromium107.0.5304.87-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3723
Debian:13chromium107.0.5304.87-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3723
Debian:14chromium107.0.5304.87-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3723

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome unspecified – before 107.0.5304.87

Weakness: CWE-843 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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