Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2022 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2022-0097

Critical 9.6

In plain English

A critical-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 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 97.0.4692.71 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to to potentially allow extension to escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12chromium97.0.4692.71-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0097
Debian:13chromium97.0.4692.71-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0097
Debian:14chromium97.0.4692.71-0.1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0097

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome unspecified – before 97.0.4692.71

References