CVE-2025-2136
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Use-after-free vulnerability in the Inspector component of Google Chrome (CVE-2025-2136) was discovered prior to version 134.0.6998.88. The vulnerability was reported by Sakana.S on February 10, 2025, and was publicly disclosed on March 10, 2025. This security flaw affects Chrome browsers across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms (Chrome Release, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Use-After-Free (CWE-416) issue within Chrome's Inspector component. It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability was assigned a Medium severity rating by the Chromium security team (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page, which could lead to program crashes or potential code execution. The high CVSS score indicates significant potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Google has released version 134.0.6998.88/.89 for Windows and Mac, and 134.0.6998.88 for Linux to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to these versions or later. The fix was released as part of a security update that addressed multiple vulnerabilities (Chrome Release).

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