Google Chrome Active Exploitation - 20250603001¶
Overview¶
Google has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, including a zero-day vulnerability in V8, Chrome’s JavaScript engine.
What is vulnerable?¶
Product(s) Affected | Version(s) | CVE | CVSS | Severity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome Browser | all versios prior to 137.0.7151.68/.69 | CVE-2025-5419 | 8.8 | High |
What has been observed?¶
Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-5419 exists in the wild. CISA has added the vulnerability to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The WA SOC has not received any reports of exploitation of this vulnerability on Western Australian Government networks at the time of writing.
Recommendation¶
The WA SOC recommends administrators apply the solutions as per vendor instructions to all affected devices within expected timeframes (refer Patch Management):
Additional Resources¶
- SecurityOnline: https://securityonline.info/chrome-zero-day-alert-cve-2025-5419-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/
- CISA: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/06/05/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog
Change Log¶
- 2025-06-03: Initial WA SOC advisory publication.
- 2025-06-06: CISA adds to KEV.