CVE-2022-2162 Security feature bypass in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass file system access restrictions in Google Chrome on Windows via crafted HTML pages.

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-2022-2162?

CVE-2022-2162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 28 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 File System API in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker to bypass file system access via a crafted HTML page.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2162?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (1)
nodejs-electron openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions19.0.7-1.1

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2162?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-2162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-DN54132, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2162, GHSA-8282-fc2w-m87c, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2162, openSUSE-SU-2024:12169-1.

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