CVE-2022-0790

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% 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 Cast UI in Google Chrome prior to 99.0.4844.51 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interaction to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 99.0.4844.51 — fixed in 99.0.4844.51

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 99.0.4844.51. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/1274077
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/1274077
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25

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