Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a serious Chrome browser flaw that can help an attacker break out of Chrome’s sandbox after compromising the renderer process. A crafted web page is the attack vehicle, so normal browsing can create risk on unpatched endpoints.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent endpoint patching work. The vulnerability is critical, browser-exposed, and listed by CISA as known exploited. Delayed remediation increases the chance that ordinary web activity can become an entry point for deeper compromise.
Technical view
CVE-2022-4135 is a CWE-787 heap buffer overflow in Chrome’s GPU component before 107.0.5304.121. The published impact is potential sandbox escape after renderer compromise via crafted HTML. CVSS is 9.6 and CISA KEV lists it as known exploited.
Likely exposure
Highest exposure is user workstations or servers running Google Chrome before 107.0.5304.121. Gentoo environments should also check GLSA-202305-10 for Chromium package exposure. Evidence provided does not enumerate other Chromium-based browsers.
Exploitation context
Active exploitation is supported by the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listing. The source bundle describes remote exploitation requiring user interaction and a crafted HTML page, with renderer compromise as a prerequisite for sandbox escape.
Researcher notes
The sources identify the vulnerable component and impact but do not provide public technical root-cause details or safe detection indicators. Avoid assuming exploit mechanics beyond crafted HTML, renderer compromise prerequisite, and potential sandbox escape.
Mitigation direction
- Update Google Chrome to 107.0.5304.121 or later.
- Review Gentoo GLSA-202305-10 for affected Chromium packages.
- Check vendor guidance for any platform-specific remediation instructions.
- Prioritize remediation on managed endpoints used for web browsing.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Chrome versions and identify installations before 107.0.5304.121.
- Confirm vulnerable Gentoo Chromium packages are not installed.
- Verify endpoint management reports successful browser updates.
- Review security telemetry for suspicious browser renderer or GPU crashes.
Public sources used
Michael Williams reviewed this cited source version on .
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H2.86Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.6CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.htmlCVE reference
- https://crbug.com/1392715CVE reference
- GLSA-202305-10CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-4135CVE reference · government-resource
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Out-of-bounds Write
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