ASB-A-417194323 — Vulnetix

ASB-A-417194323 PUBLISHED

In markMediaAsFavorite of MediaProvider.java, there is a possible way to bypass the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
platform	packages/providers/MediaProvider	16-next:0, 16-next, 16

Timeline

Sep 1, 2025 CVE Published
May 15, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01 advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/providers/MediaProvider/+/a6fcb52734f2a873453e88ef9b7c15b17830cfb3 patch

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