Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.1
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-6554
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
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)

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 24, 2025, 2:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Required Action :

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

Notes :

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html?m=1 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6554

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-6554 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows
2 Microsoft edge_chromium
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Google chrome
1 Apple macos
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update Google Chrome to patch a type confusion vulnerability in V8.
  • Update Google Chrome to version 138.0.7204.96.
  • Apply relevant security patches for V8.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-6554 has a 23 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-6554.

URL Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html Vendor Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/427663123 Permissions Required
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6554 US Government Resource
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-6554 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-6554 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

JavaScript

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
21 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2025, 7:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE-2025-6554

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 9, 2025, 12:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

poc for CVE-2025-6554

JavaScript

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 14, 2025, 7:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

JavaScript

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
31 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Oct. 5, 2025, 2:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

🔍 Demonstrate and validate the `addressof` and `fakeobj` primitives in the V8 sandbox for advanced security research on CVE-2025-6554.

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JavaScript

Updated: 1 day, 2 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 10, 2025, 9:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE-2025-6554 漏洞概念验证

JavaScript HTML

Updated: 5 months ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2025, 3:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

JavaScript

Updated: 5 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 9, 2025, 4:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

JavaScript

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 7, 2025, 9:10 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

HTML

Updated: 5 months ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 5, 2025, 4:10 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

HTML

Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 4, 2025, 6:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

JavaScript Shell

Updated: 5 months ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : July 4, 2025, 11:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : July 3, 2025, 8:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 12, 2025, 5:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

None

JavaScript Python Shell HTML

Updated: 1 month ago
5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 4, 2025, 2:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2025, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-6554 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6554 Types: US Government Resource
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6554
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6554
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6554
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 138.0.7204.96 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 138.0.7204.92 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 138.0.7204.92 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 138.0.7204.96 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 138.0.7204.96 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 138.0.7204.92 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 138.0.7204.96
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 138.0.7204.96
    Added Reference Type Chrome: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Chrome: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/427663123 Types: Permissions Required
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Jul. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2025-07-02
    Added Due Date 2025-07-23
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Vulnerability Name Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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)
    Added CWE CWE-843
    Added Reference https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
    Added Reference https://issues.chromium.org/issues/427663123
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.1
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