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CVE-2022-2856

HIGH ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITED

DETAIL

SourceCISA-KEV · kev Published2022-08-18 Referencehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2856 ↗

⚡ RCE ⌖ EXPLOITED IN THE WILD SHAME 72/100 exploited-in-wildunpatched

Google Chromium Intents CVE-2022-2856 allows remote code execution via malicious HTML pages

Google's Chromium Intents, used in multiple browsers, had an unpatched vulnerability that allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by visiting a crafted website. This exposed users to potential ransomware attacks and compromised sensitive data.

Shame score — Critical vulnerability actively exploited in the wild with no patch available, posing a severe risk to users and potentially enabling ransomware attacks.

▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.

PLAYERS IMPLICATED

Google · vendor Chromium Intents · product

DESCRIPTION

Google Chromium Intents contains an insufficient validation of untrusted input vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to browse to a malicious website via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

AFFECTED FEDRAMP PRODUCTS · 2

PRODUCT	PROVIDER	STATUS	MATCH
Google Services (Google Cloud Platform Products and underlying Infrastructure) Google	Google	Authorized	vendor-exact · 0.90
Google Workspace Google	Google	Authorized	vendor-exact · 0.90