CVE-2025-4052 — Inappropriate Encoding for Output Context in Google Chrome

CWE-838 — Inappropriate Encoding for Output Context9 documents9 sources

Severity

9.8CRITICALNVD

EPSS

0.2%

top 58.62%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

No known exploits

Affected products

Google Chrome Chromium Paloalto Prisma Browser

Timeline

PublishedMay 5

Latest updateMay 14

Description

Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 136.0.7103.59 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chrome136.0.7103.59 — 136.0.7103.59

▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 136.0.7103.59

▶Debianchromium/chromium< 136.0.7103.59-2~deb12u2+2

▶Palo Altopaloalto/prisma_browser

🔴Vulnerability Details

OSV

CVE-2025-4052: Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 136↗2025-05-05

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GHSA

GHSA-2pgc-776h-4jhr: Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 136↗2025-05-05

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CVEList

CVE-2025-4052: Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 136↗2025-05-05

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📋Vendor Advisories

Palo Alto

PAN-SA-2025-0009 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (May 2025)↗2025-05-14

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Microsoft

Chromium: CVE-2025-4052 Inappropriate implementation in DevTools↗2025-05-13

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Chrome

Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2025-4052↗2025-04-29

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Debian

CVE-2025-4052: chromium - Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 136.0.7103.59...↗2025

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🕵️Threat Intelligence

Bleepingcomputer

Microsoft May 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 5 exploited zero-days, 72 flaws↗2025-05-13

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