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Use-after-free in Google Chrome Digital Credentials

IdentifiersCVE-2025-13633CWE-416· Use After Free

CVE-2025-13633 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Digital Credentials component of Google Chrome. It affects Chrome versions prior to 143.0.7499.41. According to the provided content, a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can trigger heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. The flaw is in Chrome’s Digital Credentials feature, and the memory-safety condition can potentially be leveraged after renderer compromise to corrupt heap state and further exploit the browser.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation can result in heap corruption and may enable further compromise of the browser. The provided content indicates potential outcomes including arbitrary code execution, credential theft, information disclosure, or denial of service/crash conditions. In practical terms, because the attacker must already control or compromise the renderer process, this vulnerability is most significant as a post-compromise primitive that may be used to escalate impact beyond the renderer sandbox or to access sensitive credential-related data handled by the Digital Credentials feature.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by limiting use of untrusted websites and untrusted browser extensions, since the provided content indicates exploitation involves a crafted HTML page and a pre-existing renderer compromise. Restrict installation of extensions, enforce rapid browser restarts after updates, and prioritize patching on systems exposed to high-risk browsing activity. No specific vendor workaround beyond updating is provided in the supplied content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Update Google Chrome to version 143.0.7499.41 or later. The content states the issue was fixed in Chrome 143.0.7499.41+, with Chrome 143 stable releases delivering the patch. For downstream Chromium-based browsers, apply the corresponding vendor updates once available. Debian guidance in the provided content recommends upgrading Chromium packages to 143.0.7499.40-1~deb12u1 for bookworm or 143.0.7499.40-1~deb13u1 for trixie as part of broader Chromium fixes, but for Chrome specifically the cited fixed version for this CVE is 143.0.7499.41 or later.
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