Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-8578

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-8578

Published: August 5, 2025 / Updated: August 6, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU113658
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8578
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within Cast in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
cef
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
Prisma Access

How to mitigate CVE-2025-8578

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 139.0.7258.66
Microsoft Edge - update to 139.0.3405.86
Google Chrome - update to 139.0.7258.66
cef - update to 139.0.26^chromium139.0.7258.127-1.fc42
chromium - addressed in versions 139.0.7258.66-1.el9, 139.0.7258.66-1.el10_1, 139.0.7258.66-1.fc41, 139.0.7258.66-1.fc42, 139.0.7258.127-1.el9, 139.0.7258.127-1.el10_1, 139.0.7258.127-1.fc41, 139.0.7258.127-1.fc42
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1, 139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1, 139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1
Chrome OS - update to 139.0.7258.137
Prisma Access - update to 139.12.4.128

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