CVE-2022-1364

Google Chromium V8: Type Confusion

As of , CVE-2022-1364 in Google Chromium V8 is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 15 April 2022
US federal deadline
6 May 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.14Higher than 96% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
No score that dayThe EPSS file of the day CISA listed it has no score for it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption 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.

CISA's description

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.

The CVE record's description, from Chrome

CVE published
26 July 2022
Assigned by
Chrome
CVSS
8.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-843
Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  2. The US federal deadline to fix it.
  3. The CVE record was published.

Chromium V8: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2018-17463Remote Code ExecutionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.85; verified Exploit-DB entry0.85
CVE-2019-5825Out-of-Bounds WriteGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.56; verified Exploit-DB entry0.56
CVE-2020-6418Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.79; verified Exploit-DB entry0.79
CVE-2021-21220Improper Input ValidationGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.700.70
CVE-2018-6065Integer OverflowGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.60; verified Exploit-DB entry0.60
CVE-2021-21224Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.840.84
CVE-2021-30551Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.650.65
CVE-2021-30632Out-of-Bounds WriteGoogle Chromium V8Patch this weekEPSS 0.630.63
CVE-2026-85046Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch soon0.49
CVE-2023-4762Type ConfusionGoogle Chromium V8Patch soon0.41

All 41 entries for Chromium V8

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