CVE-2025-4372 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome's WebAudio component, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-4372?
CVE-2025-4372 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 136.0.7103.92 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4372?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (3)
chromium SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 | All versions | 136.0.7103.92-bp156.2.116.1 |
chromium openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 136.0.7103.92-bp156.2.116.1 |
chromium openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 136.0.7103.92-1.1 |
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2025-4372?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-4372 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4372 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-4372, DSA-5916-1, GHSA-2vq3-r375-cjhg, openSUSE-SU-2025:0148-1, openSUSE-SU-2025:15073-1.