Google Chrome up to 133.0.6943.126 on Windows DevTools path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DevTools. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-1915. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome on Windows. This issue affects an unknown part of the component DevTools. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in DevTools in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 134.0.6998.35 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass file access restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-1915 since 03/04/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/06/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232139 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-1915), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 134.0.6998.35 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232139). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 232139
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-1915

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 134.0.6998.35

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03/04/2025 🔍
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03/05/2025 +0 days 🔍
03/06/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 391114
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-1915 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1915
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-298595

Entryinfo

Created: 03/05/2025 07:06
Updated: 03/06/2025 19:17
Changes: 03/05/2025 07:06 (60), 03/05/2025 15:42 (1), 03/06/2025 19:17 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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