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CVE-2022-1096: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-28
• EPSS: 24.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-07-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-843

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 99.0.4844.84 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 99.0.4844.84 — fixed in 99.0.4844.84

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 99.0.4844.84. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_25.html
• https://crbug.com/1309225
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_25.html
• https://crbug.com/1309225
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1096

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