CVE-2025-32350

Local privilege escalation via unprotected settings dialog

Published Sep 4, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Tapjacking in Android 14 through 16 allows local users to escalate privileges through an overlaid ControlsSettingsDialog. maybeShowDialog in ControlsSettingsDialogManager.kt displayed the dialog without blocking non-system overlay windows, while ControlsActivity remained exported. A low-privileged local app can exploit the exposed System UI path without user interaction and gain elevated access on the device.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Tapjacking in Android 14 through 16 allows local users to escalate privileges through an overlaid ControlsSettingsDialog. maybeShowDialog in ControlsSettingsDialogManager.kt displayed the dialog without blocking non-system overlay windows, while ControlsActivity remained exported. A low-privileged local app can exploit the exposed System UI path without user interaction and gain elevated access on the device.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-32350
Published
Sep 4, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-1021
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=14
  2. Affected versionversion=15
  3. Affected versionversion=16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=14; version=15; version=16

Published CVSS scores

7.8CISA ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/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
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1021Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

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