Google Chrome V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability Allowing Heap Corruption

Vulnerability

A type confusion vulnerability has been identified in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome. This issue affects Chrome versions prior to 142.0.7444.59. The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption by crafting a specific HTML page.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to heap corruption, a common precursor to more severe memory corruption vulnerabilities, such as arbitrary code execution.

Remediation

Users can update to Google Chrome version 142.0.7444.59 or later to address this vulnerability.

Added: Nov 18, 2025, 12:22 AM
Updated: Nov 18, 2025, 2:22 AM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
8.4
impact
1.3
exploitability
4.4
remediation
7.7
relevance
1.1
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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