Use after free in Google Chrome
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Use after free in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 105.0.5195.125 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.18325 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Chrome (Google): 105.0.5195.125
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 105.0.5195.125
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3842
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56j7-mw8h-r277
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-2022-3842 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3842 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-56j7-mw8h-r277 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-3842 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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