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CVE-2022-0289

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-0289 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's Safe Browsing component, affecting versions prior to 97.0.4692.99. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. It carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV list) or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness among researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 97.0.4692.99CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
28.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2820 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)Fixed in: 97.0.1072.69
googlevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-Jan/CVE-2022-0289

Chromium: CVE-2022-0289 Use after free in Safe browsing

Jan 11, 2022

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/166547/Chrome-safe_browsing-ThreatDetails-OnReceivedThreatDOMDetails-Use-After-Free.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
crbug.com / 1284367
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory