How severe is CVE-2025-1290?

CVE-2025-1290 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.1, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-1290 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (17th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-1290?

CVE-2025-1290 affects Google Chrome Os. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1290?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-1290 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-1290 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-11484.

When was CVE-2025-1290 published?

CVE-2025-1290 was published on 2025-04-17 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-1290

CVE-2025-1290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome Os with a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.1. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-416.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 8.1)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (17th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-11484
Weakness: CWE-416
Affected product: Google Chrome Os
Published: 2025-04-17
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A race condition Use-After-Free vulnerability exists in the virtio_transport_space_update function within the Kernel 5.4 on ChromeOS. Concurrent allocation and freeing of the virtio_vsock_sock structure during an AF_VSOCK connect syscall can occur before a worker thread accesses it resulting in a dangling pointer and potential kernel code execution.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1290?: A race condition Use-After-Free vulnerability exists in the virtio_transport_space_update function within the Kernel 5.4 on ChromeOS. Concurrent allocation and freeing of the virtio_vsock_sock structure during an AF_VSOCK connect syscall can occur before a worker thread accesses it resulting in a dangling pointer and potential kernel code execution.
How severe is CVE-2025-1290?: CVE-2025-1290 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.1, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-1290 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (17th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-1290?: CVE-2025-1290 affects Google Chrome Os. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1290?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-1290 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-1290 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-11484.
When was CVE-2025-1290 published?: CVE-2025-1290 was published on 2025-04-17 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:15474.84.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

More vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Os

CVE-2014-3188 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Google Chrome before 38.0.2125.101 and Chrome OS before 38.0.2125.101 do not properly handle the interaction of IPC and…
CVE-2014-1708 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): The boot implementation in Google Chrome OS before 33.0.1750.152 does not properly consider file persistence, which…
CVE-2013-2833 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Use-after-free vulnerability in the O3D plug-in in Google Chrome OS before 26.0.1410.57 allows remote attackers to…
CVE-2013-0915 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): The GPU process in Google Chrome OS before 25.0.1364.173 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have…
CVE-2012-2864 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Mesa, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1183.0 on the Acer AC700, Cr-48, and Samsung Series 5 and 5 550 Chromebook…
CVE-2012-4050 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome OS before 21.0.1180.50 on the Cr-48 and Samsung Series 5 and 5…

All CVEs affecting Google Chrome Os →

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-13782 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the…
CVE-2026-4725 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149…
CVE-2026-4688 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox…
CVE-2025-24085 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3,…
CVE-2024-43102 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Concurrent removals of certain anonymous shared memory mappings by using the UMTX_SHM_DESTROY sub-request of…
CVE-2021-32495 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Radare2 has a use-after-free vulnerability in pyc parser's get_none_object function. Attacker can read freed memory…

Browse all CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities →