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CVE-2022-0456

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-04-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in Web Search in Google Chrome prior to 98.0.4758.80 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via profile destruction.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 98.0.4758.80 — fixed in 98.0.4758.80

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 98.0.4758.80. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1289523
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1289523

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