Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows
CVE-2025-12726

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Chrome
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-12726?

A vulnerability in the implementation of Views in Google Chrome on Windows allows attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting a crafted HTML page within the compromised renderer process. This flaw can be utilized to potentially gain unauthorized access and control over system resources, posing a significant security risk for users of affected Chrome versions prior to 142.0.7444.137.

Affected Version(s)

Chrome 142.0.7444.137

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/11/stable-chan...
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/447172715

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-12726 : Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows