Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chrome - CVE-2022-0337
Published: March 23, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61580
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0337
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-0337
Install updates from vendor's website.