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Google patches worrying Chrome zero-day flaw being exploited in the wild - here's how to stay safe

Google Chrome app is seen on an iPhone next to Edge and other web browser apps. Microsoft is using new prompts in Edge to try and stop users from downloading Chrome.
  • Google patches Chrome zero-day CVE-2025-13223 in V8 engine
  • Bug enabled arbitrary code execution, likely exploited by state-sponsored threat actors
  • Users should update Chrome to version 142.0.7444.175/.176 across platforms

Google has patched a worrying security flaw in its Chrome browser that was being abused in the wild as a zero-day.

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