CVE-2025-22442

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-09-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

In multiple functions of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to install unauthorized applications into a newly created work profile due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 13.0, 14.0, 15.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/2095d130b4d7f2ba1a3284abb58ca894817f5f4a
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-04-01

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