CVE-2025-6177

ChromeOS MiniOS Root Code Execution Bypass While Dev Mode Blocked

Published: Jun 16, 2025Updated: Jul 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269

7.4HIGH

Description

Privilege Escalation in MiniOS in Google ChromeOS (16063.45.2 and potentially others) on enrolled devices allows a local attacker to gain root code execution via exploiting a debug shell (VT3 console) accessible through specific key combinations during developer mode entry and MiniOS access, even when developer mode is blocked by device policy or Firmware Write Protect (FWMP).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

Google Inc

commercial·USaka Google, google llc

Chrome OSOn-premOS

Operating Systems / mobile-os

ChromeOSOn-premOS

Operating Systems / mobile-os

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6177

nvd.nist.gov

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/382540412?pli=1

issuetracker.google.com

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/382540412

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