What is CVE-2025-26423?

CVE-2025-26423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-26423?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-26423 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2025-26423

In validateIpConfiguration of WifiConfigurationUtil.java, there is a possible way to trigger a permanent DoS 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.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.001 (0.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 15.0, 14.0, 13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

security@android.com (Patch)
security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-26423?: CVE-2025-26423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-26423?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-26423 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.