ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2022-4191
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 · uneditedUse after free in Sign-In in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.71 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via profile destruction. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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 confidenceA use-after-free vulnerability exists in Google Chrome's Sign-In functionality prior to version 108.0.5359.71. A remote attacker can trick users into specific UI interactions to trigger heap corruption via profile destruction, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.
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
< 108.0.5359.71CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Open Chrome version informationNavigate to chrome://version in the Chrome address bar and note the full version number displayedAffected if The displayed version number is less than 108.0.5359.71 (for example, 107.0.5359.124 or earlier)
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Verify Chrome release channelCheck if you are on Stable, Beta, Dev, or Canary channel via chrome://settings/help or the About Chrome section in settingsAffected if You are on Stable channel with version below 108.0.5359.71, or on any pre-Stable channel that has not received the 108.0.5359.71 security update
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Confirm active user profileLook for a signed-in Chrome profile (visible by clicking the user avatar icon in the top-right of the browser window)Affected if You are signed into a Chrome profile - the vulnerability triggers during profile destruction via specific UI interactions with Sign-In functionality
You are affected if your installed Chrome version is below 108.0.5359.71 and you use a signed-in Chrome profile with Sign-In functionality enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped108.0.5359.71
Update Google Chrome to version 108.0.5359.71 or later. Apply via standard patch management processes or manual update.
108.0.5359.71
- Open Google Chrome browser
- Click the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner
- Select 'Help' from the dropdown menu
- Click 'About Google Chrome'
- The browser will automatically check for updates and display the current version
- If an update is available, click 'Update Google Chrome' to download and install the latest version
- Restart the browser to apply the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-4191 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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