Google Chromium Network Service Use-After-Free Vulnerability
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.
- CVE identifier
- CVE-2022-3038
- Added to KEV
- Mar 30, 2023
- CISA catalog dueDate
- Apr 20, 2023
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Publisher's required action
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- Ransomware use, as reported by CISA
- Unknown
- CVSS severity
- Not supplied by KEV
- EPSS probability
- Not available
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Source notes
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3038
Source & freshness
Source updated: Nov 6, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC
Successfully checked: Nov 7, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC
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