Google Chrome up to 137.0.7151.68 V8 type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Google Chrome. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component V8. The manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-5959. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component V8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.103 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-5959 since 06/09/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/12/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238070 (Google Chrome < 137.0.7151.103 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 137.0.7151.103 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (238070) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-18071). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 238070
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 137.0.7151.103 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 137.0.7151.103

Timelineinfo

06/09/2025 🔍
06/11/2025 +2 days 🔍
06/11/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/12/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 422313
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-5959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312041
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2025 06:55
Updated: 06/12/2025 17:19
Changes: 06/11/2025 06:55 (58), 06/11/2025 10:28 (2), 06/12/2025 13:29 (1), 06/12/2025 17:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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