Google Android 14 Accessibility Service AccessibilityFragment.java setupAccessibilityServices protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android 14. Affected is the function setupAccessibilityServices of the file AccessibilityFragment.java of the component Accessibility Service. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-26431. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 14 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function setupAccessibilityServices of the file AccessibilityFragment.java of the component Accessibility Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-26431 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 09/05/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-26891). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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
09/05/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-26431 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-26431
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322673
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2025 21:58
Updated: 09/05/2025 17:40
Changes: 09/04/2025 21:58 (56), 09/05/2025 16:27 (2), 09/05/2025 17:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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