Vulnerability · Published Dec 2, 2025 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2025-13638
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in Media Stream in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.1-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-13638 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.1-r2 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-13638 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 143.0.7499.40-1~deb12u1 | DSA-6072-1 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 143.0.7499.40-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-13638 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 143.0.7499.40-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-13638 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 143.0.7499.40-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6072-1 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 143.0.7499.40-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-13638 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H