Google’s Chrome Emergency Patch Fixes a High-Severity Bug – Users Should Update Immediately

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Google has released a critical security update for its Chrome web browser, patching six vulnerabilities. The most alarming of the bunch is CVE-2025-6558, a high-severity bug (CVSS score: 8.8) found in Chrome’s ANGLE and GPU components that is being actively exploited in the wild.

How does this Chrome bug work?

According to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), the bug stems from insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE and GPU modules. ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) is a key layer in Chrome that translates graphics commands to work across various systems, including Direct3D, Vulkan, Metal, and OpenGL.

By creating a malicious HTML page, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escape ...