CVE-2022-3048 Auth bypass in Chrome

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

A local attacker with physical access can bypass Chrome OS lockscreen navigation restrictions due to an inappropriate implementation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-3048?

CVE-2022-3048 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 26 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Inappropriate implementation in Chrome OS lockscreen in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 105.0.5195.52 allowed a local attacker to bypass lockscreen navigation restrictions via physical access to the device.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3048?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3048?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-3048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3048, GHSA-938g-35m6-qcp8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3048.

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