Android Device Policy Manager Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A logic error in the DevicePolicyManagerService can cause a desynchronization from persistence, leading to a local privilege escalation. This vulnerability does not require any additional execution privileges or user interaction to exploit.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could result in unauthorized privileges being granted to a user or application.

Remediation

Users can update their devices to the September 2025 security patch level to address this vulnerability.

Added: Sep 4, 2025, 8:07 PM
Updated: Sep 4, 2025, 8:07 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
0.0
impact
7.5
exploitability
5.3
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.5
threat
3.2
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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