Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year

Google has patched an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability — the fifth such exploit found in the Chrome browser this year. The bug, chronologically referred to as CVE-2022-2856, can allow for arbitrary code execution due to insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents. The bug was discovered by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which also identified ten other Chrome issues needing resolution.