CVE-2025-13631

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-12-02 · updated 2026-09-25

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Google Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 143.0.7499.40 — fixed in 143.0.7499.40

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 143.0.7499.40. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/448113221

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