---
id: CVE-2025-13042
title: >-
  Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 142.0.7444.166
  allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted
  HTML page
summary: >-
  Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 142.0.7444.166
  allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted
  HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-787
vendor: google
product: chrome
affected:
  - chrome < 142.0.7444.162
patched:
  - chrome 142.0.7444.162
published: '2025-11-12'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T00:10:00.127'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13042'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/457351015'
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0026
epssPercentile: 0.1584
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T00:22:39.976Z'
---

## Overview

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 142.0.7444.166 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

## Affected

- `chrome < 142.0.7444.162`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `chrome 142.0.7444.162`