Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-10501

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-10501

Published: September 17, 2025 / Updated: September 18, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU115759
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-10501
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 the WebRTC component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Prisma Access Browser
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
www-client/opera
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
cef
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2025-10501

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 140.0.7339.185
Microsoft Edge - update to 140.0.3485.81
Google Chrome - update to 140.0.7339.185
www-client/opera - update to 122.0.5643.142
Chrome OS - addressed in versions 132.0.6834.245, 138.0.7204.293, 140.0.7339.201
chromium - addressed in versions 140.0.7339.185-1.el9, 140.0.7339.185-1.el10_2, 140.0.7339.185-1.fc41, 140.0.7339.185-1.fc42, 140.0.7339.185-1.fc43
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1, 140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1
cef - addressed in versions 140.1.15^chromium140.0.7339.207-3.fc42, 140.1.15^chromium140.0.7339.207-3.fc43
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 141.0.3537.71
www-client/chromium - update to 141.0.7390.107
www-client/google-chrome - update to 141.0.7390.107
Prisma Access Browser - update to 141.6.4.55

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