CVE-2022-0609

Google Chrome

Published 5 Apr 2022 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

8.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 15 Feb 2022, with a remediation deadline of 1 Mar 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 98.0.4758.102 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
crbug.com/1296150 · Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0609 · US Government Resource