CVE-2022-0290

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-02-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in Site isolation in Google Chrome prior to 97.0.4692.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 97.0.4692.99 — fixed in 97.0.4692.99

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 97.0.4692.99. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166080/Chrome-RenderFrameHostImpl-Use-After-Free.html
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
https://crbug.com/1260134
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166080/Chrome-RenderFrameHostImpl-Use-After-Free.html
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
https://crbug.com/1260134

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