Google Android 13/14 GrantPermissionsActivity.java permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Android 13/14. Impacted is an unknown function of the file GrantPermissionsActivity.java. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-26420. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 13/14. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file GrantPermissionsActivity.java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at android.googlesource.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-26420 since 02/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/06/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-26862). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

02/10/2025 CVE reserved
09/04/2025 +205 days Advisory disclosed
09/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/06/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: android.googlesource.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-26420 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-26420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322613
EUVD: 🔒
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2025 21:47
Updated: 09/06/2025 18:13
Changes: 09/04/2025 21:47 (56), 09/06/2025 18:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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