CVE-2025-6179

ChromeOS Extension Disablement and Developer Mode Bypass via ExtHang3r and ExtPrint3r Exploits

Published: Jun 16, 2025Updated: Jul 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-276

9.8CRITICAL

Description

Permissions Bypass in Extension Management in Google ChromeOS 16181.27.0 on managed Chrome devices allows a local attacker to disable extensions and access Developer Mode, including loading additional extensions via exploiting vulnerabilities using the ExtHang3r and ExtPrint3r tools.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

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-276

Affected Products

Google Inc

commercial·USaka google, google llc

Chrome OSOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/399652193

issues.chromium.org

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/399652193

issuetracker.google.com

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6179

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