Vulnerabilities

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.

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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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora37
  • cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
  • vendor Google Chromium Network Serviceversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-3038

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.

  1. 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.

  2. Mar 30, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 20, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. 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

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.