Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-6557

 

Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-6557

Published: June 24, 2025 / Updated: June 27, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111903
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6557
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in DevTools in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
www-client/vivaldi
www-client/opera
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
chromium (Debian package)
Prisma Access

How to mitigate CVE-2025-6557

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 138.0.7204.49
Microsoft Edge - update to 138.0.3351.55
Google Chrome - update to 138.0.7204.49
chromium - addressed in versions 138.0.7204.49-1.el9, 138.0.7204.49-1.el10_1, 138.0.7204.49-1.fc41, 138.0.7204.49-1.fc42
Prisma Access - update to 138.33.5.97
www-client/vivaldi - update to 7.5.3735.44
www-client/opera - update to 122.0.5643.17
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 138.0.3351.65
www-client/chromium - update to 138.0.7204.92
www-client/google-chrome - update to 138.0.7204.92
chromium (Debian package) - update to 138.0.7204.49-1~deb12u1

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