What is CVE-2025-22428?

CVE-2025-22428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-22428?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2025-22428

In hasInteractAcrossUsersFullPermission of AppInfoBase.java, there is a possible way to grant permissions to an app on the secondary user from the primary user 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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2025-09-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 15.0, 14.0, 13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/4a9cb946e978d9d93f9e… (Product)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-04-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22428?: CVE-2025-22428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-22428?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.