CVE-2025-26440
In multiple functions of CameraService.cpp, there is a possible way to use the camera from the...
In multiple functions of CameraService.cpp, there is a possible way to use the camera from the background due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In multiple functions of CameraService.cpp, there is a possible way to use the camera from the background due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2025-26440- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-27072
In multiple functions of CameraService.cpp, there is a possible way to use the camera from the background due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2025-27072- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rphj-8hw8-j73m
In multiple functions of CameraService.cpp, there is a possible way to use the camera from the...
In multiple functions of CameraService.cpp, there is a possible way to use the camera from the background due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-rphj-8hw8-j73m- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In multiple functions of CameraService.cpp, there is a possible way to use the camera from the background due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2025-26440- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-290086710 No score
In multiple functions of CameraService.cpp, there is a possible way to use the camera from the background due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-290086710- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/avAndroid |
15-next:0 up to 15-next:2025-05-01, plus listed versions 15-next |
15-next:2025-05-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
15-next:0 up to 15-next:2025-05-01, plus listed versions 15-next |
15-next:2025-05-01 |
platform/frameworks/avAndroid |
14:0 up to 14:2025-05-01, plus listed versions 14 |
14:2025-05-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
14:0 up to 14:2025-05-01, plus listed versions 14 |
14:2025-05-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-26440 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published May 1, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/av 15-next:2025-05-01.
References
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/b9a047c94deb06ab7ff956e4fb50b19ddd70cf9a
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-05-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26440
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rphj-8hw8-j73m