Vulnerability · Published Nov 29, 2022 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2022-4186

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-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 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.71 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass Downloads restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12chromium108.0.5359.71-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4186
Debian:13chromium108.0.5359.71-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4186
Debian:14chromium108.0.5359.71-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4186

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome unspecified – before 108.0.5359.71

References