TI-2025-19398 Aliases CVE-2025-26444 GHSA-q8hp-5hxm-xc58

Protection mechanism failure in Google Android

LOW 35CWE-693Published 2025-09-04 · Updated 2026-02-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00092 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Google	Android	14; 13	—	No fix listed	CNA

Android VendorGoogle Affected 14; 13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:::::::*	13.0	Vulnerable	Google
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:14.0:::::::*	14.0	Vulnerable	Google

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0 Vulnerable ·Google
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26444
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8hp-5hxm-xc58

References

Patch 1

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/c439c7e75e73056e6201fa4f4fe340e715196182

Advisory 1

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-05-01

TI-2026-42236 Improper authorization in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-30821 Use after free in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-17777 Improper privilege management in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-30872 Integer overflow in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2024-21766 there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2025-30849 Missing authentication in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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