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CVE-2022-0799

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% 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-59

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 99.0.4844.51 allowed a remote attacker to perform local privilege escalation via a crafted offline installer file.

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/1279188
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1279188
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25

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