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CVE-2025-0080: Google Android · Elevation of Privilege

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.09% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Google AndroidAffected
  • =15
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

  1. Immediate mitigation should include restricting local access to Android devices, ensuring that only trusted users have physical or logical access.
  2. Employ Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions to enforce application installation policies and monitor for unauthorized app installations or privilege escalations.
  3. Disable or restrict overlay permissions for applications where possible, as this is the vector exploited in the tapjacking attack.
  4. Educate users and administrators about the risks of installing untrusted applications and the importance of device security hygiene.
  5. Monitor Android security bulletins and apply official patches promptly once available.
  6. Implement endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools capable of detecting suspicious privilege escalation activities on mobile devices.
  7. Consider network segmentation and conditional access policies to limit the impact of compromised devices on critical systems. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on controlling overlay permissions, leveraging MDM capabilities, and emphasizing monitoring and user access controls specific to this vulnerability's exploitation method.

Description

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to overlay the installation confirmation dialog due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. 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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