CVE-2022-3444 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass File System restrictions in Google Chrome via crafted HTML pages and malicious files.

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-2022-3444?

CVE-2022-3444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 1 Nov 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 data validation in File System API in Google Chrome prior to 106.0.5249.62 allowed a remote attacker to bypass File System restrictions via a crafted HTML page and malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3444?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3444?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-3444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3444, GHSA-6j7q-8rw3-7c68, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3444.

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