{"id":"CVE-2025-13631","title":"Inappropriate implementation in Google Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted file","summary":"Inappropriate implementation in Google Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: High)","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"google","product":"chrome","affected":["chrome < 143.0.7499.40"],"patched":["chrome 143.0.7499.40"],"published":"2025-12-02","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T23:10:00.463","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13631","references":[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://issues.chromium.org/issues/448113221","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00342,"epssPercentile":0.24992,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T23:21:16.859Z","slug":"CVE-2025-13631","body":"## Overview\n\nInappropriate implementation in Google Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: High)\n\n## Affected\n\n- `chrome < 143.0.7499.40`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `chrome 143.0.7499.40`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}