CVE-2025-6044 Auth bypass in ChromeOS
Physical attackers can bypass the lock screen and access user files on ChromeOS devices by exploiting the stylus screen capture feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-6044?
CVE-2025-6044 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Chrome Os, published on 7 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Stylus Tools component of Google ChromeOS version 16238.64.0 on the garaged stylus devices allows a physical attacker to bypass the lock screen and access user files by removing the stylus while the device is closed and using the screen capture feature.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6044?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome Os.
How do I fix CVE-2025-6044?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-6044 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6044 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p4mw-xc4p-683j.