Protection Mechanism Failure in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-12445
Published: October 28, 2025 / Updated: November 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117830
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-12445
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in Extensions. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Prisma Access Browser
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
cef
chromium
www-client/vivaldi
www-client/opera
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/google-chrome
www-client/chromium
chromium (Debian package)
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Prisma Access Browser
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
cef
chromium
www-client/vivaldi
www-client/opera
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/google-chrome
www-client/chromium
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-12445
Install update from vendor's repository.
Google Chromium - update to 142.0.7444.59
Microsoft Edge - update to 142.0.3595.53
Google Chrome - update to 142.0.7444.59
cef - addressed in versions 142.0.10^chromium142.0.7444.162-2.fc42, 142.0.10^chromium142.0.7444.162-2.fc43
chromium - addressed in versions 142.0.7444.59-1.el9, 142.0.7444.59-1.el10_2, 142.0.7444.59-1.fc41, 142.0.7444.59-1.fc42, 142.0.7444.59-1.fc43
Chrome OS - update to 142.0.7444.147
Prisma Access Browser - update to 142.15.6.60
www-client/vivaldi - update to 7.7.3851.48
www-client/opera - update to 126.0.5744.0
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 142.0.3595.53
www-client/google-chrome - update to 142.0.7444.59
www-client/chromium - update to 142.0.7444.134
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1, 142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 142.0.3595.53
Google Chrome - update to 142.0.7444.59
cef - addressed in versions 142.0.10^chromium142.0.7444.162-2.fc42, 142.0.10^chromium142.0.7444.162-2.fc43
chromium - addressed in versions 142.0.7444.59-1.el9, 142.0.7444.59-1.el10_2, 142.0.7444.59-1.fc41, 142.0.7444.59-1.fc42, 142.0.7444.59-1.fc43
Chrome OS - update to 142.0.7444.147
Prisma Access Browser - update to 142.15.6.60
www-client/vivaldi - update to 7.7.3851.48
www-client/opera - update to 126.0.5744.0
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 142.0.3595.53
www-client/google-chrome - update to 142.0.7444.59
www-client/chromium - update to 142.0.7444.134
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1, 142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
- Debian update for chromium
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
- Fedora 42 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.2 update for chromium
- Fedora 41 update for chromium
- Fedora 43 update for chromium
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Google ChromeOS
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Prisma Access Browser
- Fedora 42 update for cef
- Fedora 43 update for cef
- Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Vivaldi