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CVE-2022-2856

Improper Input Validation: Is CVE-2022-2856 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
None known
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
6.5 Medium
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
4%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

baseline read

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Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents in Google Chrome on Android prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed a remote attacker to arbitrarily browse to a malicious website via a crafted HTML page.

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Google Chromium Intents Insufficient Input Validation Vulnerability — Google Chromium Intents contains an insufficient validation of untrusted input vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to browse to a malicious website 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. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-08-18) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~4%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for Google Chromium Intents: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-09-08. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation.