CVE-2025-26417
In checkWhetherCallingAppHasAccess of DownloadProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of user...
In checkWhetherCallingAppHasAccess of DownloadProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of user consent when opening files in shared storage due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In checkWhetherCallingAppHasAccess of DownloadProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of user consent when opening files in shared storage due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2025-26417- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-25839
In checkWhetherCallingAppHasAccess of DownloadProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of user consent when opening files in shared storage due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2025-25839- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2j2g-7cwq-wpvg
In checkWhetherCallingAppHasAccess of DownloadProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of user...
In checkWhetherCallingAppHasAccess of DownloadProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of user consent when opening files in shared storage due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-2j2g-7cwq-wpvg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In checkWhetherCallingAppHasAccess of DownloadProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of user consent when opening files in shared storage due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2025-26417- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-304497167 No score
In checkWhetherCallingAppHasAccess of DownloadProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of user consent when opening files in shared storage due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-304497167- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/providers/DownloadProviderAndroid |
15-next:0 up to 15-next:2025-03-01, plus listed versions 15-next |
15-next:2025-03-01 |
platform/packages/providers/DownloadProviderAndroid |
12:0 up to 12:2025-03-01, plus listed versions 12 |
12:2025-03-01 |
platform/packages/providers/DownloadProviderAndroid |
12L:0 up to 12L:2025-03-01, plus listed versions 12L |
12L:2025-03-01 |
platform/packages/providers/DownloadProviderAndroid |
15:0 up to 15:2025-03-01, plus listed versions 15 |
15:2025-03-01 |
platform/packages/providers/DownloadProviderAndroid |
13:0 up to 13:2025-03-01, plus listed versions 13 |
13:2025-03-01 |
platform/packages/providers/DownloadProviderAndroid |
14:0 up to 14:2025-03-01, plus listed versions 14 |
14:2025-03-01 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | uthrasri/CVE-2025-26417 | 2025-03-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| 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-2025-26417 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Google Android, published March 1, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/providers/DownloadProvider 15-next:2025-03-01.