CVE-2025-6179

Published Jun 16, 2025

Last updated 15 days ago

CVSS critical 9.8

Overview

Description: Permissions Bypass in Extension Management in Google ChromeOS 16181.27.0 on managed Chrome devices allows a local attacker to disable extensions and access Developer Mode, including loading additional extensions via exploiting vulnerabilities using the ExtHang3r and ExtPrint3r tools.
Source: 7f6e188d-c52a-4a19-8674-3c3fa7d1fc7f
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 9.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-276

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:16181.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "EF90330B-2CFA-4EC1-B521-7834F3034684"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.