CVE-2025-26416 Memory corruption in Android

What is CVE-2025-26416?

CVE-2025-26416 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In initializeSwizzler of SkBmpStandardCodec.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-122

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26416?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-26416?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2025-26416 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26416 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

• CVE-2026-58704 Google Pixel Improper Authorization Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48543 Android Runtime Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as A-388480622, ASB-A-388480622, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-26416, ECHO-bd99-fb0b-f41b, GHSA-79r8-3f9p-3m46.