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CVE-2022-0609

Google Chromium Animation Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.49
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules12 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Threat Actors Linked

1
actorLazarus Group
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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

1
google chrome< 98.0.4758.102
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Affected Packages

9
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
NuGet CefSharp.Common HIGH fixed in 98.1.210
NuGet CefSharp.Common.NETCore HIGH fixed in 98.1.210
NuGet CefSharp.OffScreen HIGH fixed in 98.1.210
NuGet CefSharp.OffScreen.NETCore HIGH fixed in 98.1.210
NuGet CefSharp.WinForms HIGH fixed in 98.1.210
NuGet CefSharp.WinForms.NETCore HIGH fixed in 98.1.210
NuGet CefSharp.Wpf HIGH fixed in 98.1.210
NuGet CefSharp.Wpf.HwndHost HIGH fixed in 98.1.210
NuGet CefSharp.Wpf.NETCore HIGH fixed in 98.1.210
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Sigma Hunt Rules

12
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighRunning Chrome VPN Extensions via the Registry 2 VPN Extension
productmediumPotential Chrome Frame Helper DLL Sideloading
relatedcriticalWmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack - File
relatedcriticalPotential DCOM InternetExplorer.Application DLL Hijack
relatedcriticalPotential DCOM InternetExplorer.Application DLL Hijack - Image Load
relatedcriticalCobaltStrike Service Installations - System
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD05 Apr 2022 · 12:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

10
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11849-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11985-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2022:0110-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2022:0077-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1296150Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0609US Government Resource
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