CVE-2025-12436

MEDIUM EPSS 4.7%

Published Nov 10, 20257mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

5.9 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published Nov 10, 2025 7mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Policy bypass in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS Details

Base Score

5.9

Exploitability

2.2

Impact

3.6

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

4.7% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function Authentication

Affected Products 4

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
google	chrome	*	<142.0.7444.59
apple	macos	*	any
linux	linux_kernel	*	any
microsoft	windows	*	any

References 2

chromereleases.googleblog.com https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html

Release NotesVendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40054742

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Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.