CVE-2023-2725Network attack vector

Heap corruption via Guest View use-after-free

Published May 16, 2023 · Updated May 5, 2025

Use-after-free in Guest View in Google Chrome before 113.0.5672.126 allows attackers to trigger heap corruption via crafted HTML. The Guest View component reuses an object after it has been freed when a malicious extension causes a crafted page to be processed. Exploitation requires convincing a user to install the extension and open the page, and the documented consequence is potential memory corruption rather than a guaranteed compromise.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability24.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in Guest View in Google Chrome before 113.0.5672.126 allows attackers to trigger heap corruption via crafted HTML. The Guest View component reuses an object after it has been freed when a malicious extension causes a crafted page to be processed. Exploitation requires convincing a user to install the extension and open the page, and the documented consequence is potential memory corruption rather than a guaranteed compromise.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-2725
Published
May 16, 2023
Updated
May 5, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-416, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=113.0.5672.126 <113.0.5672.126

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=113.0.5672.126 <113.0.5672.126

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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