🛡️ CVE-2025-26428 — android

🟢 CVSS 3.2 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-290 NVD
3.2
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In startLockTaskMode of LockTaskController.java, there is a possible lock screen bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to physical escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with physical access to the device, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2025-26428 is classified as CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. Identity is inferred from something an attacker can forge, such as a header or address.

Affected software

CVE-2025-26428 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • android
  • platform/frameworks/base (from 14:0 up to 14:2025-05-01)

Timeline and source

Published on 4 September 2025 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

android.googlesource.com
source.android.com

Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 3.2
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-290
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2025-09-04
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
android — —
platform/frameworks/base 14:0 14:2025-05-01

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