Google has released a Chrome update to fix five vulnerabilities, including three high-severity flaws related to memory safety and UI security. These fixes come at a time when browser vulnerabilities are increasingly exploited by threat actors targeting user systems and organizations. #ChromeVulnerabilities #WebGPU #V8JavaScript
Keypoints
- Chrome version 142.0.7444.134/135 addresses five security vulnerabilities.
- The most serious issue is CVE-2025-12725, an out-of-bounds write flaw in WebGPU with a CVSS score of 8.8.
- Exploiting these vulnerabilities could result in crashes, arbitrary code execution, or memory corruption.
- Threat actors frequently target vulnerabilities in Chrome’s V8 engine and Views framework for remote code execution.
- Google emphasizes the importance of frequent browser updates due to the high attack surface of modern browsers.
Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-142-update-patches-high-severity-flaws/