CVE-2022-0455
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-0455 is a high-severity vulnerability related to inappropriate implementation in Full Screen Mode in Google Chrome. The vulnerability was discovered by Irvan Kurniawan (sourc7) and reported on November 16, 2021. It was officially addressed in Chrome version 98.0.4758.80/81/82 for Windows and Chrome 98.0.4758.80 for macOS and Linux, released in February 2022 (Chrome Releases).

Technical details

The vulnerability was classified as a high-severity security flaw due to inappropriate implementation in the Full Screen Mode feature of Chrome. Google awarded a bug bounty of $7,500 for this vulnerability discovery, indicating its significant impact on browser security (SecurityWeek).

Impact

While specific exploit details were not publicly disclosed, as a high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2022-0455 could potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the Chrome browser has on the target system (SecurityWeek).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was patched in Chrome version 98.0.4758.80/81/82 for Windows and version 98.0.4758.80 for macOS and Linux. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to these versions or newer to mitigate the risk (Chrome Releases).

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