CVE-2025-8576
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Publication date: 2025-08-07
Last updated on: 2025-11-13
Assigner: Chrome
Description
Description
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.66 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| chrome | to 139.0.7258.66 (exc) | |
| apple | macos | * |
| microsoft | windows | * |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-416 | The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in the Extensions component of Google Chrome versions prior to 139.0.7258.66. It allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption by using a specially crafted Chrome Extension.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to heap corruption, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash in the affected Chrome browser, potentially compromising the security and stability of your system.
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