{"id":68746,"date":"2025-08-31T06:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T06:09:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-14T11:37:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T17:37:53","slug":"cve-2025-4609-remote-sandbox-escape-vulnerability-in-google-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4609-remote-sandbox-escape-vulnerability-in-google-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4609: Remote Sandbox Escape Vulnerability in Google Chrome<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-4609, is a serious flaw that affects Google Chrome on Windows. It&#8217;s rooted in the incorrect handle provision under unspecified circumstances in Mojo, a key component of Google Chrome. This vulnerability can potentially be exploited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27047-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-testpatternconfig-escape-path\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76552\">remote attackers to perform a sandbox<\/a> escape through a malicious file, posing significant threats to the user&#8217;s system security and data integrity.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55444-severe-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-online-artwork-and-fine-arts-mca-project-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76717\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a> is high, as it grants the attacker a considerable degree of control over the compromised system. This can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49683-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-virtual-hard-disk-vhdx-leading-to-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78423\">lead to a variety of negative outcomes such as unauthorized<\/a> access to sensitive data, manipulation of system functionalities, or even a complete system takeover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4609<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 9.6)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8939-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac20-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78302\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2553345161\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8578-critical-google-chrome-vulnerability-in-cast-feature\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82293\">Google Chrome<\/a> | Prior to 136.0.7103.113<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8882-heap-corruption-exploit-in-google-chrome-s-aura\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81054\">exploiting the incorrect handle provision in Mojo in Google<\/a> Chrome. A handle is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50849-critical-insecure-direct-object-reference-idor-vulnerability-in-cs-cart-4-18-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76561\">reference to an object<\/a> and is used by programs to access system resources. If an attacker can manipulate this handle, they can cause the system to behave in unintended ways.<br \/>\nIn this case, the incorrect handle can allow an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53145-type-confusion-vulnerability-in-windows-message-queuing-allowing-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78191\">escape the sandbox<\/a> environment that Chrome uses to isolate potentially harmful code. This is achieved by the attacker sending a malicious file that exploits this vulnerability, allowing them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50707-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-thinkphp3-v-3-2-5\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76569\">execute code<\/a> outside of the sandbox and potentially gain control over the affected system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2006081289\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>A conceptually simplified example might look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/malicious\/file HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/octet-stream\n{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;EXPLOIT-CODE-HERE&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, &#8220;EXPLOIT-CODE-HERE&#8221; would be replaced with the actual malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48169-critical-code-injection-vulnerability-in-jordy-meow-code-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76541\">code that exploits the vulnerability<\/a> in the handle provision. This malicious file is then sent to the target system, where it can potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42950-sap-landscape-transformation-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77528\">escape the sandbox<\/a> environment of the browser and execute malicious actions on the system.<br \/>\nPlease note that this is a conceptual example and is oversimplified. The actual exploit would involve more complex techniques and malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55345-arbitrary-file-overwrite-and-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-codex-cli\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76792\">code to successfully exploit the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-4609, is a serious flaw that affects Google Chrome on Windows. It&#8217;s rooted in the incorrect handle provision under unspecified circumstances in Mojo, a key component of Google Chrome. This vulnerability can potentially be exploited by remote attackers to perform a sandbox escape through a malicious file, posing significant threats [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[91,82],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-68746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-google","vendor-microsoft"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68746"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74806,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68746\/revisions\/74806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68746"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=68746"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=68746"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=68746"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=68746"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=68746"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=68746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}