CVE-2022-1866 Use after free in Chrome
Remote attackers can exploit heap corruption in Chrome OS Tablet Mode via user interaction, potentially executing arbitrary code.
- 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-2022-1866?
CVE-2022-1866 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 27 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
Use after free in Tablet Mode in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 102.0.5005.61 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific user interactions.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1866?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1866?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2022-1866 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1866 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-HP60210, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1866, GHSA-2j4w-p7qh-8g4g, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1866.