Google Android 14/15 CarDevicePolicyService.java setUserDisclaimerAcknowledged permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 14/15. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function setUserDisclaimerAcknowledged of the file CarDevicePolicyService.java. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-26418. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 14/15. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function setUserDisclaimerAcknowledged of the file CarDevicePolicyService.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 setUserDisclaimerAcknowledged of CarDevicePolicyService.java, there is a possible way to bypass the user dialog when adding an account to a managed device 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.

The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-26418 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 $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/02/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1772). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Google Android

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/10/2025 CVE reserved
06/02/2026 +476 days Advisory disclosed
06/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-26418 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-26418
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-367829
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1772 - Google Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2026 08:20
Updated: 06/02/2026 21:17
Changes: 06/02/2026 08:20 (56), 06/02/2026 21:17 (6)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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