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CVE-2022-1096

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-04-18 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Chrome Releases (security updates), linked below.

Risk summary

HighCISA KEV

8.8

CVSS base

24%

EPSS exploit probability

High

Severity

2022-03-28

Added to KEV

2022-04-18 (past due)

CISA due date

Actively exploited Google Chromium V8 vulnerability, High severity, CVSS 8.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2022-03-28.

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Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2022-1096

Another exploited type confusion flaw in Chromium's V8 engine, CVSS 8.8, added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-03-28 with a 24% EPSS score. A single crafted HTML page can trigger heap corruption and code execution, and the bug reaches beyond Chrome to every browser built on Chromium. The population at risk is any endpoint where browser updates are deferred or users can postpone restarts indefinitely.

Do this: Push the Chromium browser update fleet-wide and set a policy that forces browser relaunch within 24 hours of an update.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2022-1096

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- CVE-2022-1096: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Affected: Google Chromium V8
- Severity: High, CVSS 8.8; EPSS 30-day exploitation probability 24%
- Added to CISA KEV: 2022-03-28; federal remediation due 2022-04-18
- Ransomware-linked: no
- CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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Patch now

Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.

The fix ships from the vendor: Chrome Releases (security updates).

Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2022-04-18; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated August 14, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2022-1096

Published: 2022-03-28
Last revised: 2022-03-28
Changes tracked: 1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

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What changed, and when

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2022-03-28 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 8.8; EPSS first scored at 24.2%
2026-07-24 EPSS 24.2% to 23.5%
2026-08-08 EPSS 23.5% to 23.6%

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2022-04-18 (past due).

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official fix for CVE-2022-1096

The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Chromium V8 advisory on Chrome Releases (security updates).

Chrome Releases (security updates)CISA KEV entry

Common questions about CVE-2022-1096

Is CVE-2022-1096 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-1096 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2022-03-28, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 24%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2022-1096?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2022-04-18, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What fixes CVE-2022-1096?

The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Chrome Releases (security updates) for the patched Chromium V8 versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2022-1096?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2022-1096's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).

Scope and sources

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Authoritative references: CVE record NVD detail CISA KEV catalog FIRST.org EPSS

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