CVE-2022-4135
Google Chromium GPU Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Published Nov 24, 2022 · corrected/updated Jun 16, 2026 · google chrome · evidence confidence very high
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.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2022-4135 is a critical public vulnerability record for google chrome. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether google chrome is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: google/chrome; microsoft/edge; microsoft/edge chromium; Google Chromium GPU. Published remediation guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: CVSS 9.6, EPSS 31.9%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Weakness classes: CWE-787. Sources contributing to this record: cisa_kev, cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Nov 28, 2022. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Patch and remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Dec 19, 2022.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 24, 2022 · Catalog
Detected
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.
Nov 28, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Dec 19, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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.
Affected
- cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
- cpe microsoft/edgeversion unspecified
- cpe microsoft/edge chromiumversion unspecified
- vendor Google Chromium GPUversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-4135
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.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-4135
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-4135
30-day exploitation probability 31.9%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-4135
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)
nvd.nist.gov