Actively exploited · Published Dec 2, 2022 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2022-4262
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 December 5, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 23.5% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Dec 26, 2022.
Official description
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.94 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.11-r9 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-4262 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.11-r9 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-4262 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.11-r9 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-4262 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.11-r9 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-4262 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 108.0.5359.94-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4262 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 108.0.5359.94-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4262 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 108.0.5359.94-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4262 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-843 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H