CVE-2025-26436

HIGH 7.8

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

In clearAllowBgActivityStarts of PendingIntentRecord.java, there is a possible way for an application to launch an activity from the background due to BAL Bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vendor	google
Product	android
Ecosystems	Android Mobile Cloud Chrome
Industries	TechnologyMobile
Published	Sep 4, 2025
Last Updated	Feb 26, 2026

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Affected Versions

Google / Android

15 14 13

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

android.googlesource.com: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/bba26504af51d2dd3b8eddeb96e59cac8fcb9070 android.googlesource.com: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/ccba6717779fea0a86b6326f9925c36fc837738c source.android.com: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-05-01