Privilege escalation in Google Chrome Views on Windows
CVE-2025-12726 is a high-severity inappropriate implementation flaw in the Views component of Google Chrome on Windows prior to 142.0.7444.137. According to the provided content, the issue affects Chrome's UI framework ('Views') and stems from unsafe handling of UI object references / inappropriate implementation in that component. A remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can trigger the flaw via a crafted HTML page and elevate privileges beyond the renderer sandbox. Supporting content also indicates the flaw may enable memory corruption and unintended access to interface components.
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A high-severity vulnerability in Chrome's Views component due to inappropriate implementation, potentially allowing memory manipulation and remote code execution.
High-severity inappropriate implementation in Chrome’s Views framework involving unsafe handling of UI object references, potentially enabling memory corruption and unintended access to interface components.
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