CVE-2025-14174
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform out-of-bounds memory access in ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) in Google Chrome on macOS. Attackers can exploit this by tricking users into visiting a malicious HTML page. Users running affected versions of Chrome on macOS are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- Google Chrome
- Chromium-based browsers (Microsoft Edge, others)
📦 What is this software?
Chrome by Google
Google Chrome is the world's most popular web browser, used by over 3 billion users globally across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms. As a Chromium-based browser developed by Google, Chrome dominates the browser market with approximately 65% market share, making it a critical compon...
Learn more about Chrome →Chrome by Google
Google Chrome is the world's most popular web browser, used by over 3 billion users globally across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms. As a Chromium-based browser developed by Google, Chrome dominates the browser market with approximately 65% market share, making it a critical compon...
Learn more about Chrome →Chrome by Google
Google Chrome is the world's most popular web browser, used by over 3 billion users globally across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms. As a Chromium-based browser developed by Google, Chrome dominates the browser market with approximately 65% market share, making it a critical compon...
Learn more about Chrome →Edge Chromium by Microsoft
Ipados by Apple
Ipados by Apple
Macos by Apple
macOS is Apple's desktop and laptop operating system powering Mac computers used by millions of professionals, developers, creative professionals, and enterprise users worldwide. Built on a Unix foundation with the Darwin kernel and modern Cocoa frameworks, macOS delivers a seamless ecosystem integr...
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Tvos by Apple
Watchos by Apple
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to full system compromise, data theft, or ransomware deployment.
Likely Case
Browser crash (denial of service) or limited information disclosure from memory.
If Mitigated
No impact if Chrome is updated to patched version or if exploit attempts are blocked by security controls.
🎯 Exploit Status
CISA has added to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, suggesting active exploitation is occurring or expected.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 143.0.7499.110
Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Chrome. 2. Click Chrome menu → About Google Chrome. 3. Chrome will automatically check for updates and install if available. 4. Click Relaunch to restart Chrome.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable JavaScript
allTemporarily disable JavaScript to prevent malicious HTML pages from executing exploit code.
chrome://settings/content/javascript → Block
Use Browser Sandboxing
allRun Chrome in sandboxed environment to limit potential damage from exploitation.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Block access to untrusted websites using web filtering or firewall rules.
- Implement application allowlisting to prevent unauthorized browser execution.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Chrome version: if macOS Chrome version is below 143.0.7499.110, it is vulnerable.Check Version:
google-chrome --versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Chrome version is 143.0.7499.110 or higher after update.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Chrome crash reports
- Unexpected process termination logs
- Memory access violation events
Network Indicators:
- Requests to known malicious domains hosting exploit HTML
- Unusual outbound connections from Chrome processes
SIEM Query:
source="chrome" AND (event_type="crash" OR memory_violation="true")