CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-4262
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability — Google Chromium V8
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-12-05
- Remediation due
- 2022-12-26
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4262
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2022-12-02
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-843
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 configurations
• google chrome (< 108.0.5359.94)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type weakness
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1394403 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1394403 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-4262 US Government Resource