CVE-2025-22418
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn multiple locations, there is a possible confused deputy due to Intent Redirect. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an Android vulnerability involving Intent Redirect in multiple locations, creating a confused deputy condition. An attacker can exploit improper intent handling to redirect intents to unintended recipients, achieving local privilege escalation without requiring additional permissions or user interaction.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 13.0= 14.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android versionRun 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release' or check Settings > About Phone > Android versionAffected if Version is exactly 13.0 or 14.0
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Identify intent-handling componentsUse static analysis tools or decompile installed APKs to locate BroadcastReceivers, Activities, and Services that process incoming intents and forward or redirect themAffected if Apps contain components that accept and forward intents without validating the destination
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Audit intent-filter exportsExamine AndroidManifest.xml files in decompiled apps for intent-filters on exported components that handle sensitive intentsAffected if Exported components have intent-filters but lack permission checks or explicit intent requirements
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Search for intent forwarding codeReview source or decompiled code for patterns like startActivity/setResult with intents that are received and then passed to other components without validationAffected if Code contains intent redirection logic (e.g., forwarding received intents to other apps or components) without destination validation
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Test confused deputy conditionsIf possible, use a testing framework to send crafted intents to identified components and observe if they get redirected to unintended recipientsAffected if Components redirect received intents to other apps or components without verifying the intended recipient matches
Device is affected if running Android 13.0 or 14.0 AND has any installed apps that contain intent-handling code which forwards or redirects intents without validating the intended recipient.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper validation of intent destinations, use explicit intents where possible, and add recipient validation checks before forwarding or redirecting intents across application components.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-22418 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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