Google Chrome up to 141.0.7390.122 Extensions missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Google Chrome. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Extensions. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-12436. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Extensions. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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)

The weakness was presented by Luan Herrera. The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-12436. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/11/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 272077 (Debian dsa-6046 : chromium - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 142.0.7444.59 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (272077) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2445). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Google Chrome

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 272077
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-6046 : chromium - security update

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Chrome 142.0.7444.59

Timelineinfo

10/31/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/31/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/11/2025 +11 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Researcher: Luan Herrera
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-12436 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330773
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2445 - Google Chrome/Microsoft Edge: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2025 13:34
Updated: 11/11/2025 05:35
Changes: 10/31/2025 13:34 (54), 10/31/2025 17:14 (2), 11/03/2025 09:29 (7), 11/11/2025 05:35 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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