CVE-2025-36904: Google Android · Elevation of Privilege
Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2025-36904, organizations and users should prioritize applying official security patches from Google immediately upon release. Until patches are available, restricting WLAN access to trusted networks and disabling WLAN interfaces when not in use can reduce exposure. Network segmentation and monitoring for unusual WLAN activity can help detect potential exploitation attempts. Employing endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions that monitor kernel-level behavior may provide early warning of exploitation. Additionally, enforcing strict device management policies, including limiting installation of untrusted applications and using mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security configurations, will reduce risk. Security teams should also educate users about the risks of connecting to untrusted wireless networks. Finally, maintaining up-to-date inventories of affected devices and ensuring rapid deployment of updates across all Google Pixel devices in the environment is critical to minimizing the attack surface.
Description
WLAN in Android before 2025-09-05 on Google Pixel devices allows elevation of privilege, aka A-396458384.