What is CVE-2025-12438?

CVE-2025-12438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-12438?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Google Chrome

CVE-2025-12438

Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux and ChromeOS prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (12.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 142.0.7444.59
Google Chrome_os
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12438?: CVE-2025-12438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-12438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.