Google Chrome up to 138.0.7204.157 V8 type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported 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-2025-8010. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code 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 138.0.7204.168 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-8010 since 07/22/2025. 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 08/28/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242568 (Google Chrome < 138.0.7204.168 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 138.0.7204.168 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (242568), EUVD (EUVD-2025-22356) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1622). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • IGEL OS
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge

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CVSSv3info

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

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 242568
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 138.0.7204.168 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Chrome 138.0.7204.168

Timelineinfo

07/22/2025 CVE reserved
07/23/2025 +1 days Advisory disclosed
07/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/28/2025 +36 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 430344
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-8010 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8010
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317321
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1622 - Google Chrome / Microsoft Edge: Mehrere Schwachstellen erm&ouml;glichen Codeausf&uuml;hrung

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2025 08:08
Updated: 08/28/2025 20:40
Changes: 07/23/2025 08:08 (57), 07/23/2025 18:50 (2), 07/29/2025 20:38 (1), 08/22/2025 14:37 (7), 08/28/2025 20:40 (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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