CVE-2025-12726: google chrome Improper Privilege Management
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2025-12726CGA-3xr8-hjr2-g9m4CGA-5rjw-fjxm-w442
Published 10-11-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-12726 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4Timeline
- 10-11-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Inappropriate implementation in Views in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 142.0.7444.137 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
14%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.23% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.24%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard1 product
- chromium< 142.0.7444.137-r0
Debian1 product
- chromium< 142.0.7444.134-1~deb12u1 | < 142.0.7444.134-1~deb13u1 | < 142.0.7444.134-1
Google1 product
- chrome≥ 142.0.7444.137, < 142.0.7444.137 | < 142.0.7444.134
Wolfi1 product
- chromium< 142.0.7444.137-r0
4 vendors · 4 products
References
3 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlAdvisoryRelease NotesVendor Advisory
