CVE-2025-0078

Local privilege escalation via inconsistent self-registration flags

Published Aug 26, 2025 · Updated Aug 27, 2025

Privilege escalation in Android 12 through 15 allows local users to bypass SELinux through ServiceManager self-registration. In cmds/servicemanager/main.cpp, ServiceManager self-registers without enabling requesting-SID handling, leaving its identity flags inconsistent. Local users need no additional execution privileges or user interaction to cross the policy boundary and gain elevated privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Android 12 through 15 allows local users to bypass SELinux through ServiceManager self-registration. In cmds/servicemanager/main.cpp, ServiceManager self-registers without enabling requesting-SID handling, leaving its identity flags inconsistent. Local users need no additional execution privileges or user interaction to cross the policy boundary and gain elevated privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0078
Published
Aug 26, 2025
Updated
Aug 27, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-250, T1404
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12
  2. Affected versionversion=12L
  3. Affected versionversion=13
  4. Affected versionversion=14
  5. Affected versionversion=15

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=12; version=12L; version=13; version=14; version=15

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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