CVE-2025-26431 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Google Android

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Google Android
Timeline
PublishedSep 4

Description

In setupAccessibilityServices of AccessibilityFragment.java, there is a possible way to hide an enabled accessibility service due to a logic error in the code. 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5google/android14
▶NVDgoogle/android14.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wgx9-7jp7-736m: In setupAccessibilityServices of AccessibilityFragment↗2025-09-04
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CVEList
CVE-2025-26431: In setupAccessibilityServices of AccessibilityFragment↗2025-09-04
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