CVE-2025-6179
criticalpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 12 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Permissions Bypass in Extension Management in Google ChromeOS 16181.27.0 on managed Chrome devices allows a local attacker to disable extensions and access Developer Mode, including loading additional extensions via exploiting vulnerabilities using the ExtHang3r and ExtPrint3r tools.
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affected products (3)
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references (8)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-6179cnnvd
- https://chromeos.google/Patchcnnvd
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/399652193cnnvd
- https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/399652193cnnvd
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/399652193enisa_euvd
- https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/399652193enisa_euvd
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/399652193Broken Linknvd
- https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/399652193ExploitIssue Trackingnvd
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