ChromeOS 16002.23.0 DNS Leak in Native VPN During State Transition
CVE-2025-1566 Published on April 16, 2025
DNS Leak in Native System VPN in Google ChromeOS Dev Channel on ChromeOS 16002.23.0 allows network observers to expose plaintext DNS queries via failure to properly tunnel DNS traffic during VPN state transitions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-1566 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. An automatable proof of concept (POC) exploit exists. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an EM-FI Vulnerability?
The device is susceptible to electromagnetic fault injection attacks, causing device internal information to be compromised or security mechanisms to be bypassed.
CVE-2025-1566 has been classified to as an EM-FI vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-1566
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Affected Versions
Google ChromeOS:- Version 16002.23.0 and below 16002.23.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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