Local privilege escalation via FRP bypass
Published Sep 4, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Factory reset protection bypass in Android Wear OS 13 and 14 allows physically proximate attackers to gain elevated access via device settings. The initPhoneSwitch method in SystemSettingsFragment.java contains a logic error that permits its phone-switch setup path to bypass FRP. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, with no additional execution privileges; the public record does not disclose the exact interaction sequence.
Summary
What happened
Factory reset protection bypass in Android Wear OS 13 and 14 allows physically proximate attackers to gain elevated access via device settings. The initPhoneSwitch method in SystemSettingsFragment.java contains a logic error that permits its phone-switch setup path to bypass FRP. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, with no additional execution privileges; the public record does not disclose the exact interaction sequence.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-26419
- Published
- Sep 4, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- CWE-290
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=13
- Affected versionversion=14
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