CVE-2025-2476
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A critical Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's Lens feature (CVE-2025-2476) was discovered and reported on March 5, 2025, by SungKwon Lee of Enki Whitehat. The vulnerability affects Google Chrome versions prior to 134.0.6998.117 for Linux and 134.0.6998.117/.118 for Windows and Mac (Chrome Release).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Use-after-free (CWE-416) issue in Chrome's Lens feature that could potentially lead to heap corruption when triggered via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has 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, indicating remote exploitation potential with low attack complexity (CIS Advisory).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the logged-on user. If the user has administrative privileges, an attacker could potentially install programs, view or modify data, and create new accounts with full user rights. Users with limited privileges may be less impacted than those operating with administrative rights (CIS Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Google has released patches to address this vulnerability in Chrome version 134.0.6998.117 for Linux and 134.0.6998.117/.118 for Windows and Mac. Users are strongly advised to update their Chrome browsers immediately. The update will roll out over the coming days/weeks (Chrome Release).

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