Google Chromium Animation Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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• cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
• vendor Google Chromium Animationversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-0609

• Recommended remediation

  Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Mar 1, 2022.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Feb 15, 2022 · Catalog

   Detected

   Google Chromium Animation contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption 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.

2. Feb 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. Mar 1, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   Google Chromium Animation contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption 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.

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-0609

  Google Chromium Animation contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption 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-2022-0609

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-0609

  30-day exploitation probability 22.4%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-0609

  Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 98.0.4758.102 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

  nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-0609

  Google Chromium Animation contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrom

  vulncheck.com

References

• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.google
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.sekoia.io
• Release Notes · chromereleases.googleblog.com
• Issue Tracking · crbug.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · docs.google.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · raw.githubusercontent.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · securelist.com
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.