CVE-2025-2476
📋 TL;DR
This critical vulnerability in Google Chrome's Lens feature allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via heap corruption. Attackers can exploit this by tricking users into visiting a malicious webpage. All Chrome users on affected versions are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- Google Chrome
- Chromium-based browsers
📦 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...
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Worst Case
Full system compromise leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or persistent backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Arbitrary code execution in browser context, enabling session hijacking, credential theft, and lateral movement.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if browser sandboxing works properly, potentially only browser crash or limited data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting malicious page). No public exploit code known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 134.0.6998.117
Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
Open Chrome
Click three-dot menu → Help → About Google Chrome
Allow Chrome to update automatically
Click 'Relaunch' when prompted
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Lens feature
allTemporarily disable Chrome's Lens feature to prevent exploitation
chrome://flags/#enable-lens-region-search
Set to 'Disabled'
Relaunch Chrome
Disable JavaScript
allPrevent malicious JavaScript execution but breaks most websites
chrome://settings/content/javascript
Set to 'Blocked'
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Use alternative browsers until patch can be applied
- Implement network filtering to block known malicious domains
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Chrome version in About Google Chrome pageCheck Version:
chrome://version/Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm version is 134.0.6998.117 or later📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Chrome crash reports with Lens-related stack traces
- Unexpected Chrome process termination
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound connections after visiting unknown websites
- Traffic to known exploit kit domains
SIEM Query:
source="chrome" AND (event="crash" OR event="exception") AND process="chrome.exe" AND message="*Lens*"