---
id: CVE-2025-12439
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 sev…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-326
vendor: google
product: chrome
affected:
  - chrome < 142.0.7444.59
patched:
  - chrome 142.0.7444.59
published: '2025-11-10'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T16:10:00.223'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12439'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/382234536'
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00083
epssPercentile: 0.00226
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T17:13:20.727Z'
---

## Overview

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)

## Affected

- `chrome < 142.0.7444.59`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `chrome 142.0.7444.59`