CVE-2025-26418: Elevation of privilege in Google Android
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Android's CarDevicePolicyService.java (specifically in the setUserDisclaimerAcknowledged method) allows a local attacker with limited privileges to bypass the user dialog that normally appears when adding an account to a managed device. The root cause is a missing permission check, which leads to an elevation of privilege without requiring further execution privileges or user interaction. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). It affects Android versions 14 and 15. No official patch or remediation level has been provided yet, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in local elevation of privilege, granting the attacker higher privileges on the device than originally permitted. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are all rated high according to the CVSS vector, indicating that an attacker could fully compromise the affected device's security context without needing user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround is currently documented, users and administrators should monitor for updates from Google and apply patches promptly once available. Until then, limiting local access to trusted users may reduce risk.
CVE-2025-26418: Elevation of privilege in Google Android
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Android's CarDevicePolicyService.java (specifically in the setUserDisclaimerAcknowledged method) allows a local attacker with limited privileges to bypass the user dialog that normally appears when adding an account to a managed device. The root cause is a missing permission check, which leads to an elevation of privilege without requiring further execution privileges or user interaction. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). It affects Android versions 14 and 15. No official patch or remediation level has been provided yet, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in local elevation of privilege, granting the attacker higher privileges on the device than originally permitted. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are all rated high according to the CVSS vector, indicating that an attacker could fully compromise the affected device's security context without needing user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround is currently documented, users and administrators should monitor for updates from Google and apply patches promptly once available. Until then, limiting local access to trusted users may reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- google_android
- Date Reserved
- 2025-02-10T18:15:39.001Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a1ee64fe29bf47b50d3a8e7
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 14:18:55 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 11:12:15 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:53 UTC
Views: 56
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