Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU61580

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chrome - CVE-2022-0337

Published: March 23, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61580

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0337

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to inappropriate implementation in File System API in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can extract sensitive information stored in system environment variables.

Affected software

Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2022-0337

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Chrome - update to 97.0.4692.71

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #7535 - CVE-2022-0337-PoC-Google-Chrome-Microsoft-Edge-Opera (? ?? [P1-$10,000] Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Opera - vulnerability reported by Maciej Pulikowski - System environment variables leak - CVE-2022-0337) (March 23, 2022)

External References

Related Security Bulletins

Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome