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CVE-2022-2853

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-2853 describes a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the Downloads component of Google Chrome on Android, affecting versions prior to 104.0.5112.101, as well as various Fedora Project distributions. This flaw allows a remote attacker, after compromising the renderer process, to potentially corrupt the heap through a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 104.0.5112.101CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0184 is in the 76th 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

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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)

googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)Fixed in: 104.0.1293.63

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-Aug/CVE-2022-2853

Chromium: CVE-2022-2853 Heap buffer overflow in Downloads

Aug 9, 2022

References

issues.chromium.org / issues/40060491
packetstormsecurity.com / files/169459/Chrome-offline_items_collection-OfflineContentAggregator-OnItemRemoved-Heap-Buffer-Overflow.html
Third Party Advisory
chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html
PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
crbug.com / 1350097
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4NMJURTG5RO3TGD7ZMIQ6Z4ZZ3SAVYE