CVE-2022-3449 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's Safe Browsing component, affecting versions prior to 106.0.5249.119. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to install a malicious Chrome Extension, potentially leading to heap corruption. With a CVSS score of 8.8, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited active exploitation or public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 106.0.5249.119CPE match | 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.