Google Issues Emergency Update for 2B Chrome Users

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If your Chrome browser isn’t updated, you may be exposed to an actively exploited zero-day that Google just rushed to patch.

The company is instructing its 2 billion users to update immediately after confirming that a newly discovered zero-day, CVE-2025-13223, is already being exploited in live attacks. Security agencies are urging users to prioritize the update, making this more than a routine software patch, as it’s now a critical security priority.

The flaw, tied to Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, has triggered a rapid patch cycle across platforms as Google and national cybersecurity teams urge fast action.

Critical flaw confirmed

Google confirmed that an exploit for the vulnerability existed in the wild ...