CVE-2025-5068: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Use-after-free vulnerability in the Blink rendering engine was discovered in Google Chrome versions prior to 137.0.7151.68. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-5068, was reported by a researcher known as Walkman on April 7, 2025, and was officially disclosed on June 2, 2025. The vulnerability affects Google Chrome browsers across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms (Chrome Release, NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as a Use-after-free (CWE-416) issue in the Blink rendering engine. 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 could be exploited through a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to heap corruption. Google assigned this vulnerability a Medium severity rating in their internal assessment (NVD, Chrome Release).

The vulnerability poses significant risks with high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems. The CVSS scoring indicates that successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring only user interaction for successful exploitation (NVD).

Google has released version 137.0.7151.68/.69 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to this version or later. The update is being rolled out gradually over days/weeks. No alternative workarounds have been provided (Chrome Release, Palo Alto).