Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Android Input Dispatcher
CVE-2025-22438

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-22438?

A use after free vulnerability in the InputDispatcher component of Android could allow malicious actors to escalate privileges without requiring any special execution permissions. This issue arises in the afterKeyEventLockedInterruptable function, leading to potential exploitation without user interaction. Systems running affected versions of Android should be updated promptly to mitigate any risks.

Affected Version(s)

Android 14

Android 13

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/nati...
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-04-01

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-22438 : Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Android Input Dispatcher