CVE-2025-12439 Information disclosure in Chrome

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can obtain sensitive information from process memory via a malicious file due to inappropriate App-Bound Encryption implementation in Chrome on Windows.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-12439?

CVE-2025-12439 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 10 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Inappropriate implementation in App-Bound Encryption in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-326

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12439?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2025-12439?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2025-12439 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-12439, GHSA-3r87-4xwq-xh86.

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