What is CVE-2025-12431?

CVE-2025-12431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-12431?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2025-12431

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium securi…

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12431?: CVE-2025-12431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-12431?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.