CVE-2022-4262

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

Act

*SSVC

Descriptions

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.94 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

La confusión de tipos en V8 en Google Chrome anterior a 108.0.5359.94 permitía a un atacante remoto explotar potencialmente la corrupción del heap a través de una página HTML manipulada. (Severidad de seguridad de Chrome: Alta)

A security issue was discovered in Chromium, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Act

Exploitation

Active

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-12-02 CVE Reserved
2022-12-02 CVE Published
2022-12-05 Exploited in Wild
2022-12-26 KEV Due Date
2024-01-29 First Exploit
2025-01-28 CVE Updated
2025-03-25 EPSS Updated

CWE

CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/bjrjk/CVE-2022-4262	2024-02-11
https://github.com/mistymntncop/CVE-2022-4262	2024-01-29
https://github.com/quangnh89/CVE-2022-4262	2024-02-11

URL	Date	SRC
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html	2022-12-05

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Chrome Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome"				< 108.0.5359.94 Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " < 108.0.5359.94"		-		Affected