Input validation error in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2022-22021
Published: June 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64148
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22021
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
www-client/google-chrome
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium
Gentoo Linux
www-client/google-chrome
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/chromium
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22021
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Edge - update to 102.0.1245.39
www-client/google-chrome - update to 101.0.1210.47
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/google-chrome - update to 101.0.1210.47
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
www-client/chromium - update to 103.0.5060.53