Google Issues Urgent Update For Millions Of Chrome Users Amid Active 0-Day Exploitation

Google Threat Analysis has uncovered a zero-day vulnerability that impacts Chrome, and Google is aware that it has been exploited in the wild. Google has now patched this vulnerability, and Chrome users should update their browsers ASAP.

Tracked as CVE-2025-6554 and described as a type of confusion weakness, the flaw is exploited when a program tries to access a part of a computer's memory that it is not permitted to access. Users may feel a seemingly innocuous impact of this flaw when the Chrome browser crashes unexpectedly; however, when hackers exploit it, most users will not even know that cybercriminals are executing arbitrary code on their system.

This flaw's severity rating is considered high, and rightly so. Who would argue that a flaw that allows malicious actors to gain unwarranted access to a computer, install malicious software, and even exfiltrate data is not severe? As usual, Google did ...