VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-0089
This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.10%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to hijack the Launcher app 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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.10% probability · 1th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-693
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/ed39b7c3895c8c63a1ccdbcc9783a2d3ca15127fProduct
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/f27918b39cffb404ed429829f93b20344310da34Product
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/fd66d834553ffab769ef21017bff95bdfd138493Product
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.