Chrome 138 Update Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability

Chrome 138 Update Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability

Google has released a Chrome update to fix a high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-6554, which is actively exploited in the wild. The bug involves a type confusion issue in the V8 JavaScript engine and could allow remote code execution. #CVE-2025-6554 #V8JavaScriptEngine

Keypoints

  • Google issued an urgent update for Chrome to address a critical security flaw.
  • The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6554, involves a type confusion bug in the V8 engine.
  • Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution through crafted HTML pages.
  • The flaw was reported on June 25, and mitigations were rolled out quickly on June 26.
  • This marks the fourth Chrome vulnerability with active exploits documented this year.

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