Chrome 143 Stable Fixes 13 Flaws: High-Severity V8 Type Confusion Earns $11,000 Bounty

According to Google, Chrome 143 has been promoted to the stable channel for Windows, macOS and Linux, delivering a security update that fixes 13 vulnerabilities. The release, versioned as 143.0.7499.40 for Linux and 143.0.7499.40/41 for Windows and Mac, is led by a high-severity patch for the V8 JavaScript engine, CVE-2025-13630, a Type Confusion flaw reported by Shreyas Penkar, which earned an $11,000 bounty.

In addition, the update addresses Google Updater (CVE-2025-13631) with a $3,000 reward for the vulnerability described as an “Inappropriate implementation”, along with a Use-After-Free issue in Digital Credentials (CVE-2025-13633) and a DevTools vulnerability (CVE-2025-13632) with a TBD bounty.

Google has restricted access to specific bug details to prevent exploitation during the rollout, and users will receive the patch automatically in coming days, with an option to force the update via Menu > Help > About Google Chrome.