๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2025-6177

HIGH 7.4

ChromeOS MiniOS Root Code Execution Bypass While Dev Mode Blocked

CVSS Score
7.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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).

Vendor google
Product chromeos
Ecosystems
Industries
Technology
Published Jun 16, 2025
Last Updated Feb 26, 2026
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Affected Versions

Google / ChromeOS
16063.45.2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
issuetracker.google.com: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/382540412 issues.chromium.org: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/382540412