CVE-2022-2998
highpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.303 · 98 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Use after free in Browser Creation in Google Chrome prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed a remote attacker who had convinced a user to engage in a specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (6)
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also known as (4)
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references (9)
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- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.htmlcnnvd
- https://crbug.com/1329794cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-2998/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168401/Chrome-LinkToTextMenuObserver-CompleteWithError-Heap-Use-After-Free.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Chrome-multiple-vulnerabilities-39065cnnvd
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://crbug.com/1329794enisa_euvd
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisorynvd
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