Google Android 16 confused deputy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Android 16. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes confused deputy. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-32320. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android 16 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a confused deputy 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 System UI, there is a possible way to view other users' images due to a confused deputy. 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. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-32320 since 04/05/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price 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-2025-27007). 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: Confused deputy
CWE: CWE-441
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

04/05/2025 CVE reserved
09/05/2025 +153 days Advisory disclosed
09/05/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/06/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-32320 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-32320
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322933
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/05/2025 22:14
Updated: 09/06/2025 07:10
Changes: 09/05/2025 22:14 (54), 09/06/2025 07:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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