CVE-2025-0443Network attack vector

Privilege escalation via invalid extension data

Published Jan 15, 2025 · Updated Mar 19, 2025

Insufficient data validation in Chrome Extensions before 132.0.6834.83 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges via crafted HTML. Google has not publicly disclosed which Extensions code path accepts the invalid data or how that operation elevates privilege; the linked issue is not publicly accessible. Exploitation requires specific UI gestures on the crafted page, and success grants elevated browser privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insufficient data validation in Chrome Extensions before 132.0.6834.83 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges via crafted HTML. Google has not publicly disclosed which Extensions code path accepts the invalid data or how that operation elevates privilege; the linked issue is not publicly accessible. Exploitation requires specific UI gestures on the crafted page, and success grants elevated browser privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0443
Published
Jan 15, 2025
Updated
Mar 19, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=132.0.6834.83 <132.0.6834.83

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=132.0.6834.83 <132.0.6834.83

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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