CVE-2025-36890Network attack vector

Unauthenticated elevation of privilege

Published Sep 4, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Elevation of privilege in the WLAN subcomponent of Google Android kernel allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges via unspecified vectors. The underlying flaw and the incorrect operation performed by the WLAN code are undisclosed because Google marks the associated issue as nonpublic. Exploitation requires reaching the affected WLAN implementation, while the resulting privilege level and affected device models remain unspecified.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Elevation of privilege in the WLAN subcomponent of Google Android kernel allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges via unspecified vectors. The underlying flaw and the incorrect operation performed by the WLAN code are undisclosed because Google marks the associated issue as nonpublic. Exploitation requires reaching the affected WLAN implementation, while the resulting privilege level and affected device models remain unspecified.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-36890
Published
Sep 4, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-269, T1404
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

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=Android kernel

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=Android kernel

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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