Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-0452
Published: February 1, 2022 / Updated: February 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60222
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0452
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Safe Browsing component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
chromium (Debian package)
Chrome OS
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
chromium (Debian package)
Chrome OS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-0452
Update to version 98.0.4758.80.
Google Chromium - update to 98.0.4758.80
Google Chrome - update to 98.0.4758.80
chromium (Debian package) - update to 98.0.4758.80-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 98.0.1108.43
Chrome OS - update to 96.0.4664.202
Google Chrome - update to 98.0.4758.80
chromium (Debian package) - update to 98.0.4758.80-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 98.0.1108.43
Chrome OS - update to 96.0.4664.202