Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026

CVE-2025-26435

Description

In updateState of ContentProtectionTogglePreferenceController.java, there is a possible way for a secondary user to disable the primary user's deceptive app scanning setting 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.

Affected products

Google/Androidv5
Range: 15

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/9dc0dd2c50ceb30ca5062ff3a02e48a8b4165863mitre
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-05-01mitre

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