Google has released updates to Chrome stable channels to address a high severity vulnerability. CVE-2025-6554 is a “type confusion” vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript browser engine.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary read/write by convincing a user to visit a malicious HTML page. Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-6554 exists in the wild. Affected organisations are encouraged to review the Stable Channel Update for Desktop release notes published on 30 June 2025 and apply the latest update.
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Source: NHS Digital
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