CVE-2025-36938 Privilege escalation in Android

What is CVE-2025-36938?

CVE-2025-36938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In U-Boot of append_uint32_le(), there is a possible fault injection due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to physical escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-693

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36938?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-36938?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-36938 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36938 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-308947502, GHSA-xjcr-r5hg-97fc, PUB-A-308947502.