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CVE-2022-0459

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-0459 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Screen Capture component of Google Chrome prior to version 98.0.4758.80. This flaw allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process and convinced a user to perform specific interactions, to potentially achieve heap corruption via a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires user interaction, but could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, despite some community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 98.0.4758.80CPE 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
0.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0076 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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: 98.0.1108.43
googlevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-Feb/CVE-2022-0459

Chromium: CVE-2022-0459 Use after free in Screen Capture

Feb 8, 2022

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
crbug.com / 1244205
Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory