CVE-2022-2861Network attack vector

WebUI script injection via malicious extension

Published Sep 26, 2022 · Updated May 21, 2025

Cross-site scripting in Google Chrome before 104.0.5112.101 allows attackers to inject arbitrary scripts into WebUI through crafted HTML. The Extensions API improperly permits a malicious extension to place attacker-controlled script content in a privileged WebUI page. Exploitation requires a user to install the malicious extension; the documented consequence is modification of privileged browser content.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Google Chrome before 104.0.5112.101 allows attackers to inject arbitrary scripts into WebUI through crafted HTML. The Extensions API improperly permits a malicious extension to place attacker-controlled script content in a privileged WebUI page. Exploitation requires a user to install the malicious extension; the documented consequence is modification of privileged browser content.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2861
Published
Sep 26, 2022
Updated
May 21, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-79, T1176
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 26, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <104.0.5112.101

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=unspecified <104.0.5112.101

Published CVSS scores

6.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1176Browser Extensions

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