CVE-2025-6554

Description

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)

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

• 8.1CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What to do

• Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 30 Jun 2025 Published
2. 2 Jul 2025 CVE-2025-6554 added to CISA KEV
3. 2 Jul 2025 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

• CWE-843

References

• chromereleases.googleblog.com
• issues.chromium.org