Google Android 14/15/16 DisplayPolicy.java validateAddingWindowLw permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 14/15/16. It has been rated as critical. This impacts the function validateAddingWindowLw of the file DisplayPolicy.java. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-48574. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 14/15/16 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function validateAddingWindowLw of the file DisplayPolicy.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 validateAddingWindowLw of DisplayPolicy.java, there is a possible way for an app to intercept drag-and-drop events due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-48574 since 05/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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 03/09/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0569). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Google Android

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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ADP CISA Base Score: 8.4
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

05/22/2025 CVE reserved
03/02/2026 +284 days Advisory disclosed
03/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/09/2026 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48574 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48574
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-348467
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0569 - Google Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2026 20:32
Updated: 03/09/2026 21:07
Changes: 03/02/2026 20:32 (57), 03/04/2026 11:32 (11), 03/09/2026 21:07 (6)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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