What is CVE-2025-26444?

CVE-2025-26444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-26444?

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

Is CVE-2025-26444 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2025-26444

In onHandleForceStop of VoiceInteractionManagerService.java, there is a bug that could cause the system to incorrectly revert to the default assistant application when a user-selected assistant is forcibly stopped due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege where the default assistant app is automatically granted ROLE_ASSISTANT with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

EPSS: 0.001 (0.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 14.0, 13, 13.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-26444?: CVE-2025-26444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-26444?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-26444 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.