High Threat Security Alert (A22-03-18): Vulnerability in Google Chrome

Description:

Google released a security update to address a vulnerability in Google Chrome. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content on a vulnerable browser to exploit the vulnerability.

Reports indicate that the remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-1096) is being exploited in the wild. You are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

Affected Systems:

• Google Chrome prior to version 99.0.4844.84

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to remote code execution on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update Google Chrome to version 99.0.4844.84 or later to address the issue. The update can be obtained through the auto-update mechanism or manually by visiting the "About Google Chrome" page. Concerned users should relaunch Google Chrome to make the update effective.

More Information:

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_25.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-remote-code-execution-vulnerability_20220328
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1096