CVE-2025-22442
In multiple functions of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to install...
In multiple functions of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to install unauthorized applications into a newly created work profile due to a race condition. 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
- High
- 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 DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to install unauthorized applications into a newly created work profile due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2025-22442- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-26596
In multiple functions of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to install unauthorized applications into a newly created work profile due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2025-26596- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9r9-x5xj-h43v
In multiple functions of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to install...
In multiple functions of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to install unauthorized applications into a newly created work profile due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-h9r9-x5xj-h43v- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
In multiple functions of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to install unauthorized applications into a newly created work profile due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2025-22442- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVASB-A-382064697No score
In multiple functions of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to install unauthorized applications into a newly created work profile due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-382064697- Updated
- 2026-11-09
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid | 17-qpr2-next:0 up to 17-qpr2-next:2026-11-01, plus listed versions 17-qpr2-next | 17-qpr2-next:2026-11-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid | 15:0 up to 15:2026-11-01, plus listed versions 15 | 15:2026-11-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid | 16:0 up to 16:2026-11-01, plus listed versions 16 | 16:2026-11-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid | 16-qpr2:0 up to 16-qpr2:2026-11-01, plus listed versions 16-qpr2 | 16-qpr2:2026-11-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid | 17:0 up to 17:2026-11-01, plus listed versions 17 | 17:2026-11-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid | 14:0 up to 14:2026-11-01, plus listed versions 14 | 14:2026-11-01 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Hasan-Al-Hussein/android-workprofile-exploit | 2026-05-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| references | OSV | |
| references | OSV | |
| facts | OSV | |
| references | EUVD | |
| references | GitHub Advisories, NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-22442 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Google Android, published September 2, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.06%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 17-qpr2-next:2026-11-01.
References
source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-11-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22442
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/2095d130b4d7f2ba1a3284abb58ca894817f5f4a
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h9r9-x5xj-h43v