Google Chromium Mojo Insufficient Data Validation Vulnerability
Google Chromium Mojo contains an insufficient data validation 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.
A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2022-09-29 under CISA BOD 22-01.
This is a Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Google Chromium Mojo. Insufficient data validation in Mojo in Google Chrome prior to 105.0.5195.102 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and user interaction required.
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CISA added this CVE to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-09-08 based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies required to remediate by 2022-09-29.
Manual remediation steps
Apply the Vendor Patch
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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