Heap corruption via V8 embedder-field race
Published Dec 2, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Race condition in V8 in Google Chrome before 143.0.7499.41 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory via crafted HTML. JSObject::GetEmbedderFieldCount calculates the embedder-field count from map layout values without a stable snapshot, so a concurrent map change can produce an inconsistent result. A user must open the crafted page; successful exploitation corrupts the renderer heap, while execution beyond Chrome's sandbox is not established.
Summary
What happened
Race condition in V8 in Google Chrome before 143.0.7499.41 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory via crafted HTML. JSObject::GetEmbedderFieldCount calculates the embedder-field count from map layout values without a stable snapshot, so a concurrent map change can produce an inconsistent result. A user must open the crafted page; successful exploitation corrupts the renderer heap, while execution beyond Chrome's sandbox is not established.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-13721
- Published
- Dec 2, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Google Chrome
- Classifications
- CWE-362, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 2, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=143.0.7499.41 <143.0.7499.41
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