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Google Chromium Intents Insufficient Input Validation Vulnerability

Google · Chromium Intents

CVSS 6.5 EPSS 4% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 8 September 2022

What it is

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.

Why we say that

  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-09-08) has passed
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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