Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-2859 is a high-severity memory safety flaw in Google Chrome's Chrome OS Shell. A remote attacker could potentially trigger heap corruption if they persuaded a user to perform specific UI interactions. The business risk is compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on outdated Chrome installations.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority browser patching issue, especially for fleets with delayed browser updates. User interaction is required, but the impact rating is high across data theft, tampering, and service disruption.
Technical view
The CVE describes a CWE-416 use-after-free in Chrome OS Shell in Google Chrome before 104.0.5112.101. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations are most exposed where Google Chrome versions earlier than 104.0.5112.101 remain in use. The bundle does not provide a complete platform matrix, so validate Chrome deployments and vendor-packaged browser updates, including Fedora where applicable.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires convincing a user to perform specific UI interactions; public details in the bundle are limited and do not include indicators or exploit mechanics.
Researcher notes
Public technical detail is sparse. The useful facts are CWE-416, Chrome OS Shell component, user-driven UI interaction requirement, and fixed Chrome version boundary. Avoid assuming exploit availability, affected subcomponents, or indicators beyond the cited sources.
Mitigation direction
- Update Google Chrome to 104.0.5112.101 or later.
- Apply relevant operating system or distribution browser updates.
- Check Google Chrome Releases for channel-specific guidance.
- Prioritize managed browsers that cannot auto-update.
- Restrict risky browsing on unsupported or stale Chrome installations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Chrome versions across managed endpoints.
- Confirm deployed versions are 104.0.5112.101 or later.
- Review package manager status for Fedora Chrome-related updates.
- Check whether vulnerable versions remain on unmanaged devices.
- Track vendor advisories for any later clarification.
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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- 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
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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/1338412CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2022-3f28aa88cfCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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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.