In Permission Manager, there is a possible way for the microphone privacy indicator to remain activated even after the user attempts to close the app due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-26461 is rated Low Risk (13.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.00%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-06 | — | 0.00% | — |
Full EPSS history (1 record total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 | 3.1 | LOW |
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1.8 | 1.4 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-16 | Vendor Advisory |