CVE-2025-12435
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-12435 is a security vulnerability identified as 'Incorrect security UI in Omnibox' affecting Google Chrome on Android prior to version 142.0.7444.59. The vulnerability was discovered by Hafiizh and reported on September 21, 2025 (Chrome Releases).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been classified as Medium severity, with a bounty reward of $3,000 being issued to the researcher. The issue specifically affects the Omnibox (address bar) component of Chrome, potentially allowing UI spoofing through crafted HTML pages (Debian Tracker, Chrome Releases).

Impact

The vulnerability could enable attackers to perform UI spoofing attacks via specially crafted HTML pages, potentially misleading users about the security status or identity of websites they visit (Debian Tracker).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in Chrome version 142.0.7444.59 and later. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to the latest version. For Debian systems, fixed versions are available in bookworm (142.0.7444.175-1~deb12u1) and trixie (142.0.7444.175-1~deb13u1) (Debian Tracker).

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