Privilege escalation in Google Chrome
CVE-2025-12726
Inappropriate implementation in Views in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 142.0.7444.137 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 142.0.7444.137
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- issues.chromium.org/issues/447172715 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12726?
- CVE-2025-12726 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-11-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12726?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.