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CVE-2025-36927: 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 11 Dec 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

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-36927, organizations and users should: 1) Monitor for and promptly apply official security patches from Google and device manufacturers once released, as kernel-level vulnerabilities require vendor fixes. 2) Restrict local access to devices by enforcing strong authentication mechanisms such as biometrics or PINs to prevent unauthorized physical or local access. 3) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies, monitor device integrity, and detect anomalous behavior indicative of privilege escalation attempts. 4) Limit installation of untrusted or unnecessary applications to reduce the attack surface for local exploits. 5) Use security features like SELinux enforcing mode on Android to contain potential damage from privilege escalation. 6) Conduct regular security audits and penetration tests focusing on local privilege escalation vectors. 7) Educate users about the risks of granting unnecessary permissions and the importance of device security hygiene. 8) For high-security environments, consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools capable of detecting kernel-level exploit attempts. These measures, combined with timely patching, will reduce the risk and impact of this vulnerability.

Description

In GetTachyonCommand of tachyon_server_common.h, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. 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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