Security News > 2022 > July > Google patches new Chrome zero-day flaw exploited in attacks
Google has released Chrome 103.0.5060.114 for Windows users to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability exploited by attackers in the wild, the fourth Chrome zero-day patched in 2022.
This update was available immediately when BleepingComputer checked for new updates by going into Chrome menu > Help > About Google Chrome.
Although Google says this zero-day vulnerability was exploited in the wild, the company is yet to share technical details or a any info regarding these incidents.
With this update, Google has addressed the fourth Chrome zero-day since the start of the year.
The one fixed in February, CVE-2022-0609, was exploited by North Korean-backed state hackers weeks before the February patch, according to the Google Threat Analysis Group.
Because the zero-day patched today is known to have been used by attackers in the wild, is it strongly recommended to install today's Google Chrome update as soon as possible.
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Related Vulnerability
DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
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2022-04-05 | CVE-2022-0609 | Use After Free vulnerability in Google Chrome Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 98.0.4758.102 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. | 8.8 |