CVE-2025-26416: google android Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-26416 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in google android. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 02-09-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().