Google’s Chrome SOS: Zero-Day Bug Busted!

Google rushes out an emergency Chrome 142 update to address a zero-day vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2025-13223, this type confusion issue in the V8 engine is causing headaches faster than a pop quiz on pi. Remember to update—because your browser’s safety shouldn’t be as unpredictable as your Wi-Fi during a storm.

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Google’s Chrome update is like your grandma’s emergency knitting session to patch up a hole in your favorite sweater. Just when you thought your browser was safe, bam! A zero-day hole pops up, and Google’s got to get out the digital yarn and needles. Let’s hope they don’t drop a stitch!

Key Points:

  • Google released an emergency update for Chrome to fix a zero-day vulnerability.
  • The flaw, CVE-2025-13223, is a type confusion issue in the V8 engine.
  • Type confusion bugs can lead to crashes and remote code execution.
  • This is the seventh zero-day vulnerability fixed in Chrome this year.
  • A second, non-exploited type confusion flaw, CVE-2025-13224, was also patched.

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