CVE-2025-26425

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 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: 2025-09-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-266

Description

In multiple functions of RoleService.java, there is a possible permission squatting vulnerability due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege on versions of Android where android.permission.MANAGE_DEFAULT_APPLICATIONS was not defined with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 14.0, 15.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Permission/+/850ce9ea3ac72540ce310722633d9c893a32dfdd
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-05-01

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