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.

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 severi…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (10.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 142.0.7444.137
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

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-2025-12726?: 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.