High 8.1Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jun 30, 2025

CVE-2025-6554Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 04:50 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jul 2, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by Jul 23, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-843
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Jul 2, 2025; federal remediation due Jul 23, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 14.14% (percentile 97)
Assigned by: Chrome
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Google Chrome google:chrome (from the name)	from 138.0.7204.96 before 138.0.7204.96	CNA record
google chrome google:chrome	before 138.0.7204.96; before 138.0.7204.92	NVD

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.htmlvendor-advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/427663123permissions-required
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6554us-government-resource

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