What is CVE-2025-13640?

CVE-2025-13640 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2025-12-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-13640?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2025-13640

Inappropriate implementation in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a local attacker to bypass authentication via physical access to the device. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Published 2025-12-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.1% 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

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/452071826 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-13640?: CVE-2025-13640 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2025-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-13640?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.