CVE-2022-2622 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass download restrictions in Google Chrome on Windows via a crafted file due to insufficient input validation in Safe Browsing.

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-2022-2622?

CVE-2022-2622 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 Aug 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 validation of untrusted input in Safe Browsing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 104.0.5112.79 allowed a remote attacker to bypass download restrictions via a crafted file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2622?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2622?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-2622 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2622 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2622, GHSA-4x87-928j-5x8q, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2622.

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