CVE-2022-1309 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Critical 9.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can escape the browser sandbox via a crafted HTML page, enabling privilege escalation and code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-1309?

CVE-2022-1309 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Insufficient policy enforcement in developer tools in Google Chrome prior to 100.0.4896.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1309?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1309?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-1309 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1309, GHSA-7jfp-3xr4-m7m9, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1309.

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