Race condition in Google Chrome
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information from a user's local files via a crafted HTML page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | before 103.0.5060.53 | 103.0.5060.53 | Patch available | CNA |
- Chrome VendorGoogle Affected before 103.0.5060.53 Fixed in 103.0.5060.53 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 103.0.5060.53 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 35 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 103.0.5060.53 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 103.0.5060.53
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Google Chrome — FEDORA-2022-0102ccc2a2
12 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 8 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google ChromePriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2022-02118 Type confusion in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2022-02000 Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome on Windows prior to…Priority MEDIUM 41
- Advisory ·
Google Chrome — FEDORA-2022-1d3d5a0341
12 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 8 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google ChromePriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2022-02118 Type confusion in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2022-02000 Insufficient policy enforcement in File System API in Google Chrome on Windows prior to…Priority MEDIUM 41
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2160
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrfh-w785-mgxc
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2022-2160 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2160 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jrfh-w785-mgxc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-2160 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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