CVE-2022-2742

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-01-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

Use after free in Exosphere in Google Chrome on Chrome OS and Lacros prior to 104.0.5112.79 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted UI interactions. (Chrome security severity: High)

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 104.0.5112.79 — fixed in 104.0.5112.79

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 104.0.5112.79. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/1319172
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/1319172

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