CVE-2025-6177
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.001 · 0 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Privilege Escalation in MiniOS in Google ChromeOS (16063.45.2 and potentially others) on enrolled devices allows a local attacker to gain root code execution via exploiting a debug shell (VT3 console) accessible through specific key combinations during developer mode entry and MiniOS access, even when developer mode is blocked by device policy or Firmware Write Protect (FWMP).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.4
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-6177cnnvd
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform2/+/HEAD/miniosPatchcnnvd
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/382540412cnnvd
- https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/382540412cnnvd
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/382540412enisa_euvd
- https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/382540412enisa_euvd
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/382540412Broken Linknvd
- https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/382540412Issue TrackingMailing Listnvd
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