According to the research, 303 vulnerabilities were discovered in Chrome in 2022, and 303 vulnerabilities were discovered in 3159 during its entire history. The results are based on data from the VulDB platform and take into account “holes” discovered between January 1 and October 5, 2022.

Bad deeds of Chrome users

Chromium It was the only browser where new vulnerabilities were discovered in the first five days of October:

• CVE-2022-3318,
• CVE-2022-3314,
• CVE-2022-3311,
• CVE-2022-3309,
• CVE-2022-3307.

You can eliminate them by updating Chrome to 106.0.5249.61.

Ranks second in the “anti-rating” of 2022 Firefox 117 vulnerabilities and third Microsoft Edge 61% more than in 2021 with 103 vulnerabilities.

Finally, Apple Safari took the fourth place and Opera was the safest. In 2022, this browser has no documented vulnerabilities and only 344 cases have been reported in its entire history.

Browser Vulnerability Rating / Atlas VPN Knowledge Graph

Single driver – different safety indicators

Interesting that Chrome, Edge and Opera are built on the same engine Chromium, but a different approach to “finish” the foundation led to such inconsistencies in results. The first two browsers turned out to be the most dangerous for users, and Opera – the safest. However, vulnerabilities in Chromium could theoretically affect all three browsers.

How to Increase Your Own Security

To stay safe, users are advised to regularly update their browsers to the latest versions and be extra careful especially when downloading plug-ins and extensions from unknown sources and developers.