Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2022-2856
The short answer
CVE-2022-2856 affects Google Chrome and is rated medium (CVSS 6.5). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-08-18: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.
What it is
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents in Google Chrome on Android prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed a remote attacker to arbitrarily browse to a malicious website via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-20.
Severity
6.5 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Aug 18, 2022
Federal due date Sep 8, 2022
EPSS, next 30 days
4.6%
Higher than 92% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
Chrome, chrome, fedora. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- crbug.com/1345630 ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4NMJURTG5RO3TGD7ZMIQ6Z4ZZ3SAVYE/ Mailing List
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- crbug.com/1345630 ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4NMJURTG5RO3TGD7ZMIQ6Z4ZZ3SAVYE/ Mailing List
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-2856 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2022-2856 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-2856 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-08-18, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-09-08.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2856?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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