CVE-2022-2856 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.
From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.
Should You Worry?
- CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 18 Aug 2022.
- Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5, scored by CISA).
- It has been in the catalogue for 1,541 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
What It Is
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.
Affected Versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Google Chrome | unspecified to before 104.0.5112.101 |
From the public CVE record, as supplied by the vendor. Always confirm against the vendor advisory.
What To Do Now
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Find it
Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for Google Chromium Intents. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.
Attack Surface Management - 2
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Hunt for compromise
If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.
Incident Response - 4
Prove it is fixed
Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.
Penetration Testing
The Compliance Clock
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