CVE-2025-13632

Description

Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.4

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

Google Chrome < 143.0.7499.41

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

// CVE-2025-13632 PoC - Malicious Chrome Extension for Sandbox Escape
// Note: This PoC is for educational and research purposes only

// manifest.json
{
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "name": "CVE-2025-13632 PoC",
  "version": "1.0",
  "permissions": ["activeTab", "scripting"],
  "host_permissions": ["<all_urls>"],
  "action": {
    "default_popup": "popup.html"
  }
}

// background.js
chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(() => {
  console.log('Malicious extension installed - CVE-2025-13632');
});

// popup.html
/*
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>CVE-2025-13632 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>CVE-2025-13632 PoC</h1>
  <p>This demonstrates the DevTools sandbox escape vulnerability.</p>
  <button id="exploit">Trigger Exploit</button>
  <script src="popup.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
*/

// popup.js
document.getElementById('exploit').addEventListener('click', function() {
  // Attempt to exploit DevTools implementation flaw
  // This would leverage Chrome DevTools protocol to escape sandbox
  chrome.scripting.executeScript({
    target: { tabId: chrome.tabs.TAB_ID_NONE },
    func: function() {
      // Exploit code would go here
      // Leveraging DevTools protocol to bypass security restrictions
      console.log('Attempting sandbox escape via DevTools...');
    }
  });
});

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13632
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13632
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-13632/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-13632
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/439058242

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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