Vulnerability · CVE-2022-3038
Google Chromium Network Service Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Published Sep 26, 2022 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Google Chromium Network Service
Patch now
CVE-2022-3038 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 20, 2023. Confirm Google Chromium Network Service against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 24.93%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe fedoraproject/fedora · cpe google/chrome · vendor Google Chromium Network Service
Google Chromium Network Service 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.
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- cpe fedoraproject/fedora37
- cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
- vendor Google Chromium Network Serviceversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2022-3038
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Apr 20, 2023.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2022-3038 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 20, 2023. Confirm Google Chromium Network Service against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 37. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 24.93%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 26, 2022 · Catalog
Detected
Google Chromium Network Service 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.
Mar 30, 2023 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Apr 20, 2023 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Google Chromium Network Service 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-2022-3038
Google Chromium Network Service 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-2022-3038
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-3038
30-day exploitation probability 24.9%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-3038
Use after free in Network Service in Google Chrome prior to 105.0.5195.52 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
nvd.nist.gov - Packet Storm SecurityCited referenceketstormsecurity.com/files/168596/Google-Chrome-103.0.5060.53-network-URLLoader-NotifyCompleted-Heap-Use-After-Free.html
Packet Storm link already published on the finding.
packetstormsecurity.com - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-3038
Google Chromium Network Service 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
vulncheck.com
References
- Third Party Advisory · packetstormsecurity.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.google
- CISA note · chromereleases.googleblog.com
- Exploit · crbug.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · googleprojectzero.blogspot.com
- Mailing List · lists.fedoraproject.org
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- Third Party Advisory · security.gentoo.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · ti.qianxin.com
- 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.