CVE-2025-6044

Published Jul 7, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Stylus Tools component of Google ChromeOS version 16238.64.0 on the garaged stylus devices allows a physical attacker to bypass the lock screen and access user files by removing the stylus while the device is closed and using the screen capture feature.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

ChromeOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`16238.64.0`	affected	< 16238.64.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:16238.64.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-20310	An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Stylus Tools component of Google ChromeOS version 16238.64.0 on the garaged stylus devices allows a physical attacker to bypass the lock screen and access user files by removing the stylus while the device is closed and using the screen capture feature.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.119% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/421184743
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/421184743

History

Oct 3, 2025 4:00 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Google Google chrome Os
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:16238.64.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Google Google chrome Os

Jul 13, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 8e-05}`	epss `{'score': 9e-05}`

Jul 9, 2025 7:15 PM Title updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Stylus tools appearing after Lock Screen allowing Sensitive Data Exposure

Jul 9, 2025 6:45 PM Description updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Stylus Tools component of Google ChromeOS version 16238.64.0 on Lenovo devices allows a physical attacker to bypass the lock screen and access user files by removing the stylus while the device is closed and using the screen capture feature.	An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Stylus Tools component of Google ChromeOS version 16238.64.0 on the garaged stylus devices allows a physical attacker to bypass the lock screen and access user files by removing the stylus while the device is closed and using the screen capture feature.

Jul 8, 2025 6:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-287
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jul 7, 2025 7:15 PM Description updated. Title updated. Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Stylus Tools component of Google ChromeOS version 16238.64.0 on Lenovo devices allows a physical attacker to bypass the lock screen and access user files by removing the stylus while the device is closed and using the screen capture feature.
Title		Stylus tools appearing after Lock Screen allowing Sensitive Data Exposure
References		https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/421184743 https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/421184743