CVE-2025-26461
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Publication date: 2025-09-05

Last updated on: 2025-09-08

Assigner: Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)

Description
In Permission Manager, there is a possible way for the microphone privacy indicator to remain activated even after the user attempts to close the app 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.
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Published
2025-09-05
Last Modified
2025-09-08
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-09-05
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-26461
EUVD
EUVD-2025-27008
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Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
google android 16.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-703 The product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a logic error in the Permission Manager that can cause the microphone privacy indicator to remain activated even after the user closes the app. It allows a local escalation of privilege without needing additional execution privileges or user interaction.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could mislead users by showing the microphone privacy indicator as active when it should not be, potentially causing confusion about app behavior. It also allows a local escalation of privilege, which could be exploited to gain higher privileges on the device without needing extra permissions or user actions.

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