Vulnerability · Published Jul 7, 2025 · Assigned by ChromeOS

CVE-2025-6044

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity improper authentication in ChromeOS from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Stylus Tools component of Google ChromeOS version 16238.64.0 on the garaged stylus devices allows a physical attacker to bypass the lock screen and access user files by removing the stylus while the device is closed and using the screen capture feature.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google ChromeOS 16238.64.0 – before 16238.64.0

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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