VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-12436
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.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 0.17%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40054742Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.