Google has released an urgent security update for its Chrome browser, addressing three critical vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to execute arbitrary code on users’ systems. The most concerning issues are two high-severity type confusion vulnerabilities in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, both discovered and reported by security researcher Shaheen Fazim on July 9, 2025. Type confusion vulnerabilities occur when software accesses resources using incorrect data types, leading to unexpected behavior and potential security breaches. In the context of Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, these flaws can be particularly dangerous as they allow attackers to manipulate memory allocations and potentially execute arbitrary code through specially crafted web pages. The attack typically begins with attackers crafting malicious HTML pages containing specially designed JavaScript code that exploits these V8 engine vulnerabilities. Google’s security team has also acknowledged the work of various internal security initiatives, including AddressSanitizer, MemorySanitizer, and fuzzing techniques that help identify such vulnerabilities before they reach production. The V8 JavaScript engine, which powers not only Chrome but also other Chromium-based browsers like Microsoft Edge and Brave, processes billions of web interactions daily, making these vulnerabilities especially critical. When exploited, these flaws could allow attackers to bypass Chrome’s security sandbox and gain access to the underlying operating system. Cyber Security News is a Dedicated News Platform For Cyber News, Cyber Attack News, Hacking News & Vulnerability Analysis. Security experts report that vulnerabilities in 2024 rose by 61% compared to 2023, with nearly 50,000 vulnerabilities forecasted for 2025. “Type confusion, often combined with use-after-free, is the main attack vector to compromise modern C++ software like browsers,” according to cybersecurity researchers. These flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-8010 and CVE-2025-8011, represent significant threats to browser security.
This Cyber News was published on cybersecuritynews.com. Publication date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 02:30:08 +0000