By Zak Doffman
Publication Date: 2025-11-19 22:39:00
Chrome emergency update confirmed
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Updated Nov. 19 with confirmation that America’s cyber defense agency has issued an update deadline for Chrome users given the severity of this new zero day.
Google has suddenly warned that attacks on Chrome are underway, issuing an emergency update for all desktop users. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-13223 exists in the wild,” the company confirmed on Monday.
The vulnerability — a “Type Confusion in V8” — was discovered by Google’s own Threat Analysis Group last week. This fix has been rushed out, highlighting its seriousness.
That severity has now been underlined by America’s cyber defense agency mandating federal staff to update or to stop using Chrome. CISA added CVE-2025-13223 to its Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog on Nov. 19, and has confirmed a Dec. 10 deadline for federal agency users to update or “discontinue use of the product.”
