Google Android 13/14/15 RemoteViews.java confused deputy

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android 13/14/15. The affected element is the function getContextForResourcesEnsuringCorrectCachedApkPaths of the file RemoteViews.java. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-22441. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability was found in Google Android 13/14/15. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getContextForResourcesEnsuringCorrectCachedApkPaths of the file RemoteViews.java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-441. The product receives a request, message, or directive from an upstream component, but the product does not sufficiently preserve the original source of the request before forwarding the request to an external actor that is outside of the product's control sphere. This causes the product to appear to be the source of the request, leading it to act as a proxy or other intermediary between the upstream component and the external actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In getContextForResourcesEnsuringCorrectCachedApkPaths of RemoteViews.java, there is a possible way to load arbitrary java code in a privileged context due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-22441 since 01/06/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/06/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-27073). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Google

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• Android

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• 13
• 14
• 15

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• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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