CVE-2025-12436
MEDIUMGoogle Chrome < 142.0.7444.59 - Policy Bypass in Extensions
Title source: llmDescription
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)
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html
Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40054742
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
3.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-306
Status
published
Products (1)
google/chrome
< 142.0.7444.59
Published
Nov 10, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026