CVE-2025-6558: Google Chrome · Insufficient validation of untrusted input
Affects Google ChromeSource CVE Database V5
Exploited in the wild · KEV due 12 Aug 2025 · 10% EPSS : upgrade to 138.0.7204.157 now.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
- EPSS
- 10.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 95% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 138.0.7204.157
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 7 days after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by Chrome
, 22 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
In Threat Radar
record ingested
, 4 minutes after disclosure
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed
, 7 days after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 28 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Upgrade Chrome and debian/chrome to 138.0.7204.157.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GoogleChrome | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Debiandebian/chromepkg:deb/debian/chromeOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
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Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE and GPU in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.157 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html (opens in a new tab)
- issues.chromium.org/issues/427162086 (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6558 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00015.html (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Aug/0 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/37 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/35 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/30 (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/02/1 (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/30/18 (opens in a new tab)