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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-5064

CVE-2025-5064: 
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-5064 was discovered in Google Chrome's Background Fetch API implementation. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 137.0.7151.55 and was officially disclosed on May 27, 2025. The issue was reported by security researcher Maurice Dauer on November 29, 2021, and Google has classified it with Medium severity (Chrome Release, CVE Details).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from an inappropriate implementation in the Background Fetch API that could allow a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data through a specially crafted HTML page. Google assigned this vulnerability a Medium severity rating and awarded a $4,000 bounty for its discovery (Chrome Release).

Impact

The vulnerability enables remote attackers to access cross-origin data, potentially compromising the security boundary between different web origins. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information from other domains (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Google has addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 137.0.7151.55. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to this version or later to protect against potential exploitation. The fix has been rolled out for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms (Chrome Release).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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