CVE-2025-8879

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—

8.8

Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a curated set of gestures. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 35.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 13, 2025

Last Modified

September 26, 2025

References (2)

chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://issues.chromium.org/issues/432035817

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

All Vendor Advisories

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Microsoft MSRCCVE-2025-88792025-08-15
Chromium: CVE-2025-8879 Heap buffer overflow in libaom

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What is CVE-2025-8879?

CVE-2025-8879 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2025. Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a curated set of gestures. (Chromium security severity: High)

When was CVE-2025-8879 disclosed?

CVE-2025-8879 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2025, with the most recent update on September 26, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-8879 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-8879 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 35.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-8879?

CVE-2025-8879 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-8879?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-8879, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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