CVE-2022-4135: Google Chromium GPU Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 28 Nov 2022, 3 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 31.9%
EPSS score, percentile 98.3 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA deadline 19 Dec 2022. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- before 107.0.5304.121
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date for this action: 19 December 2022.
Advisories and patches
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4135
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 107.0.5304.121 |
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
Google Chromium GPU contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape 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.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2022-4135 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 28 Nov 2022.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 19 Dec 2022.
- The CVE record was published on 25 Nov 2022, 3 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.6 (Critical), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.9% (percentile 98.3), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Description
Heap buffer overflow in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.121 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2022 | CVE record published |
| 28 Nov 2022 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 19 Dec 2022 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 21 Oct 2025 | CVE record last updated |
References
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