Description
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to launch an application from the background due to a precondition check failure. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Affected products
google: android
References3
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01 Vendor Advisory
- android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/9fb37191609… PatchProduct
- android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher3/+/762… PatchProduct
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8
CRITICAL
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 34 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-693
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