What is CVE-2025-36890?

CVE-2025-36890 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-36890?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-36890 known to be exploited?

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

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2025-36890

Elevation of Privilege

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (13.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

dsap-vuln-management@google.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36890?: CVE-2025-36890 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-36890?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-36890 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.