CVE-2025-26420 — Improper Preservation of Permissions in Packages Modules Permission

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions5 documents5 sources
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Platform Packages Modules PermissionGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedSep 4

Description

In multiple functions of GrantPermissionsActivity.java , there is a possible way to trick the user into granting the incorrect permission due to permission overload. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Androidplatform/packages_modules_permission15-next:0 — 15-next:2025-05-01+2
▶CVEListV5google/android13, 14+1
▶NVDgoogle/android13.0, 14.0+1

Patches

Patch: android.googlesource.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-h836-vcx3-ff7v: In multiple functions of GrantPermissionsActivity↗2025-09-04
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CVEList
CVE-2025-26420: In multiple functions of GrantPermissionsActivity↗2025-09-04
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OSV
CVE-2025-26420: In multiple functions of GrantPermissionsActivity↗2025-05-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Android
CVE-2025-26420: Android Security Bulletin 2025-05-01 CVE: CVE-2025-26420 Severity: HIGH Type: EoP Affected AOSP versions: 13, 14 References: A-313909156↗2025-05-01
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