CVE-2025-5281Network attack vector

User information exposure

Published May 27, 2025 · Updated May 28, 2025

Inappropriate BFCache implementation in Google Chrome before 137.0.7151.55 allows remote attackers to obtain user information via crafted HTML. Google has not disclosed the erroneous BFCache operation, and the linked Chromium issue remains access-restricted. Exploitation requires a user to open the crafted page; the public record does not identify the exposed information or any further consequence.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Inappropriate BFCache implementation in Google Chrome before 137.0.7151.55 allows remote attackers to obtain user information via crafted HTML. Google has not disclosed the erroneous BFCache operation, and the linked Chromium issue remains access-restricted. Exploitation requires a user to open the crafted page; the public record does not identify the exposed information or any further consequence.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-5281
Published
May 27, 2025
Updated
May 28, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-200, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=137.0.7151.55 <137.0.7151.55

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=137.0.7151.55 <137.0.7151.55

Published CVSS scores

5.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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