Actively exploited in the wild. This CVE is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list — treat remediation as urgent. Federal remediation due by 6 May 2022.
ChromeWeb browser · Google

CVE-2022-1364

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-07-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 100.0.4896.127 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
In the wild Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Type confusion in V8 Turbofan in Google Chrome prior to 100.0.4896.127 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Type confusion vulnerability in Google Chrome's V8 Turbofan JavaScript JIT compiler. A remote attacker can exploit this by tricking users into visiting a crafted malicious HTML page, potentially leading to heap corruption and arbitrary code execution.

MitigationUpdate Google Chrome to version 100.0.4896.127 or later. Organizations should deploy the browser update via standard patch management processes.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
Affected:< 100.0.4896.127

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed Chrome version
    Open Google Chrome, click the three-dot menu in the top right, select Help, then select About Google Chrome. The version number is displayed on this page.
    Affected if The displayed version is less than 100.0.4896.127 (for example, 100.0.4896.75 or any earlier version).
  2. Verify V8 JavaScript engine is enabled
    This check is implicit. The V8 engine is always enabled in standard Google Chrome installations and cannot be disabled through user settings. The vulnerability exists in the V8 Turbofan JIT compiler component.
    Affected if V8 is enabled (which is the default and cannot be changed in regular Chrome usage).
  3. Confirm browser is not using Chromium Edge or another Chromium-based browser
    Ensure the browser being checked is specifically Google Chrome, not Microsoft Edge, Brave, or other Chromium-based browsers, as this CVE applies only to Google Chrome.
    Affected if The browser is Google Chrome with a version prior to 100.0.4896.127.

If Google Chrome version is less than 100.0.4896.127, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 100.0.4896.127 or later
Fixed in 100.0.4896.127
Vendor patch crbug.com →
Interim mitigation

Update Google Chrome to version 100.0.4896.127 or later. Organizations should deploy the browser update via standard patch management processes.

Recommended fix High confidence

Chrome 100.0.4896.127 or later

  1. Open Google Chrome and navigate to Settings > Help > About Google Chrome
  2. Verify the current version and allow Chrome to check for updates
  3. If version is below 100.0.4896.127, click 'Update Google Chrome' to install the latest version
  4. Restart the browser after the update completes
  5. Alternatively, download the latest stable Chrome version from the official Google Chrome website (chrome.com) and reinstall

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Chrome Exploited in the wild — priority engagement
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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