# CVE-2022-3048: Auth bypass in Chrome

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 21 May 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3048, GHSA-938g-35m6-qcp8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3048

## 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 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3048?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3048?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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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- [CVE-2019-5544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5544/): VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-4947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4947/): Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-4671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4671/): Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3048 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3048/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3048/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3048
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3048
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3048

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3048/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.