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CVE-2025-22433VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-22433: Google Android · Elevation of privilege

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 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 2 Sep 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Google AndroidAffected
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  • =14
  • =13
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should monitor for official patches from Google and apply them promptly once available to remediate the vulnerability. Until patches are released, enforcing strict app installation policies to prevent untrusted or potentially malicious applications from being installed can reduce risk. Employ mobile device management (MDM) or enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions to enforce Work Profile policies and restrict intent forwarding permissions where possible. Conduct regular audits of installed applications and permissions to detect suspicious behavior. Educate users about the risks of installing unverified apps and the importance of device security hygiene. Consider disabling Work Profiles temporarily if the risk is deemed critical and no immediate patch is available, balancing operational needs. Implement runtime monitoring and anomaly detection on devices to identify unusual cross-profile activity. Coordinate with security teams to integrate mobile threat defense solutions that can detect exploitation attempts related to this vulnerability.

Description

In canForward of IntentForwarderActivity.java, there is a possible bypass of the cross profile intent filter most commonly used in Work Profile scenarios 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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