Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2025-8881 is a medium-severity Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm (CWE-303) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked at the 15th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-4 (Information Flow Enforcement) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-24535
Vulnerability Data
Inappropriate implementation in File Picker in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Browser UI flaw enabling cross-origin data leak via crafted HTML page with user gestures directly supports drive-by compromise and malicious link execution.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires timely patching of the Chrome File Picker flaw that enabled the cross-origin data leak.
Enforces information flow rules (same-origin policy) that the vulnerable File Picker implementation failed to uphold.
Enforces access decisions on file resources to block unauthorized cross-origin reads via the picker.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Authentication directly verifies the source of users/services/hardware, mitigating origin validation failures.
Verifying identity assertions enforces origin validation for conveyed claims.
Secure SDLC practices directly require correct implementation of authentication algorithms.
Documenting authorized flows supports origin validation by defining expected sources.
Protecting networks from unauthorized access requires origin checks on communication sources.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure authentication control directly requires correct implementation of authentication algorithms.
Security testing can detect flawed authentication implementations but does not prevent them by itself.
Network security controls enforce origin validation at network boundaries.
Security of network services includes validating the authenticity of service endpoints.
Network segregation reduces exposure but does not directly validate origins.
Cryptography control addresses proper use of authentication algorithms but is broader than authentication alone.