CVE-2022-0605 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Webstore API of Google Chrome, affecting versions prior to 98.0.4758.102. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) could allow an attacker to achieve heap corruption via a crafted HTML page, but requires user interaction to install a malicious extension and further engagement. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry) and lacking public exploit code, it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating notable attention from security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 98.0.4758.102CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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