CVE-2022-1232 is a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine within Google Chrome prior to version 100.0.4896.75. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to heap corruption and arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction but offering high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog or having public exploit code, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 100.0.4896.75CPE 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
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.