What is CVE-2025-14765?

CVE-2025-14765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2025-14765?

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

Is CVE-2025-14765 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Apple macOS

CVE-2025-14765

Use after free in WebGPU in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.147 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.026 (84.0th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

InfoSecAntara/CVE-2025-14765-and-CVE-2025-14766

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14765?: CVE-2025-14765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-14765?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-14765 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.