CVE-2025-8292: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-8292 is a high-severity Use-After-Free vulnerability discovered in the Media Stream component of Google Chrome versions prior to 138.0.7204.183. The vulnerability was reported by an anonymous researcher on June 19, 2025, and was patched in the stable channel update released on July 29, 2025 (Chrome Release, Security Online).

The vulnerability is classified as a Use-After-Free (CWE-416) flaw in Chrome's Media Stream component, which allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page. The severity is rated as High with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD, Cybersecurity News).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to manipulate memory and potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected system. The impact could include browser crashes, unauthorized code execution, installation of malicious programs, data theft or alteration, and creation of new user accounts with full privileges (Cybersecurity News).

Google has released patches in Chrome version 138.0.7204.183/.184 for Windows and Mac, and 138.0.7204.183 for Linux. Users are strongly advised to update their browsers immediately. The update can be manually triggered by navigating to Chrome Menu > Help > About Google Chrome (Security Online).