Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-2855 is a high-severity Chrome browser flaw in ANGLE. A remote attacker could use a crafted HTML page to trigger heap corruption, but the source data indicates user interaction is required. Business urgency is strongest for endpoints running Chrome before 104.0.5112.101.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for user workstations and shared browsing environments. The flaw is high impact, remotely reachable through browsing, and fixed by updating Chrome, making patch enforcement the practical priority.
Technical view
The issue is a CWE-416 use-after-free in Chrome's ANGLE component before version 104.0.5112.101. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is primarily desktop or managed endpoints using Google Chrome versions prior to 104.0.5112.101. Risk depends on whether users can browse attacker-controlled or compromised pages.
Exploitation context
The bundle includes a Chromium issue tagged as exploit, but CISA KEV is false and no provided source confirms active in-the-wild exploitation. Treat exploitability as plausible, not confirmed active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Source evidence identifies ANGLE use-after-free and crafted HTML as the trigger class, but does not provide public technical root-cause detail or safe validation specifics. Avoid assuming broader product impact beyond Chrome and referenced distribution packaging.
Mitigation direction
- Update Google Chrome to 104.0.5112.101 or later.
- Apply relevant Linux distribution browser package updates where Chrome or Chromium packages are managed centrally.
- Confirm enterprise browser update policies force timely updates and relaunches.
- Check vendor guidance for any additional mitigations or platform-specific instructions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory installed Chrome versions across managed endpoints.
- Confirm Chrome reports version 104.0.5112.101 or later after relaunch.
- Review vulnerability scanner findings for CVE-2022-2855 or vulnerable Chrome versions.
- For Fedora-managed systems, compare installed packages against the referenced Fedora advisory.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1345042CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2022-3f28aa88cfCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40060309CVE reference · exploit
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Use After Free
Use After Free represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.