5.9
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-12436
Google Chrome Extensions Policy Bypass Medium Severity Vulnerability
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)

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 10, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-12436 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft edge_chromium
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update Chrome to patch policy bypass vulnerability and prevent sensitive data leakage.
  • Update Google Chrome to version 142.0.7444.59.
  • Educate users about malicious extension risks.
  • Restrict installation of unverified extensions.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-12436.

URL Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40054742
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-12436 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-306
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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)
    Added Reference https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html
    Added Reference https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40054742
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.9
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