CVE-2025-36928: Google Android · Elevation of privilege
Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Dec 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
AI-suggested
Organizations should monitor official Google and Android security advisories closely for patches addressing CVE-2025-36928 and apply them immediately upon release. Until patches are available, limiting local access to devices is critical; enforce strict device access controls, including strong authentication and physical security measures. Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to restrict installation of untrusted applications and monitor for suspicious local activity. Security teams should audit devices for signs of privilege escalation attempts and anomalous kernel behavior. Developers and security engineers should review kernel code for similar bounds checking issues to prevent analogous vulnerabilities. Additionally, employing runtime protections such as kernel address space layout randomization (KASLR) and memory protection mechanisms can reduce exploitation success. User education on the risks of installing untrusted apps or granting unnecessary permissions can also help reduce attack surface. Finally, organizations should prepare incident response plans specific to Android device compromise scenarios.
Description
In GetHostAddress of gxp_buffer.h, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.