| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 4.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Google Android. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-36899. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-489. The product is deployed to unauthorized actors with debugging code still enabled or active, which can create unintended entry points or expose sensitive information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
There is a possible escalation of privilege due to test/debugging code left in a production build. This could lead to physical escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-36899 since 04/16/2025. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/05/2025).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-26685) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1964). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Affected
- Google Android
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.google.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Debug codeCWE: CWE-489
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/16/2025 CVE reserved09/04/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/04/2025 VulDB entry created
09/05/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-36899 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36899
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322472
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1964 - Pixel Patchday September 2025: Mehrere Schwachstellen
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 09/04/2025 07:30Updated: 09/05/2025 03:00
Changes: 09/04/2025 07:30 (52), 09/04/2025 09:31 (1), 09/04/2025 17:36 (1), 09/05/2025 03:00 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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