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CVE-2022-0301

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-0301 describes a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the DevTools component of Google Chrome versions prior to 97.0.4692.99. This flaw could allow an attacker to achieve heap corruption by tricking a user into installing a malicious extension and then visiting a specially crafted HTML page. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability requires user interaction (installing an extension) but could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

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

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 37th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 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 0.0 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-2022-0301

Chromium: CVE-2022-0301 Heap buffer overflow in DevTools

Jan 11, 2022

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
crbug.com / 1276331
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory