CVE-2025-0080: Tapjacking/Overlay Attack Leads to Local Escalation of Privilege

Overview

CVE-2025-0080 is a significant cybersecurity vulnerability that exploits an overlay attack to compromise system security. The affected systems are susceptible to local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges. This vulnerability is particularly critical because it does not necessitate user interaction for exploitation. Therefore, every entity that relies on the affected systems should prioritize its mitigation to avoid a potential system compromise or data leakage.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-0080
Severity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Local
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Local Escalation of Privilege leading to potential system compromise or data leakage

Affected Products

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How the Exploit Works

The exploit works by taking advantage of insecure handling of user interface overlay within the affected systems. The attacker can overlay the installation confirmation dialog with a malicious one, tricking the system into granting higher privileges. This is referred to as a tapjacking/overlay attack and can be executed without requiring any additional execution privileges or user interaction.

Conceptual Example Code

Given the nature of the vulnerability, this would likely be exploited through a malicious application with overlay permissions. Here’s a conceptual pseudocode example:

public void overlayAttack() {
if (checkOverlayPermission()) {
Window maliciousDialog = createMaliciousDialog();
maliciousDialog.show();
}
}
public boolean checkOverlayPermission() {
// Check if the application has permission to create overlays
...
}
public Window createMaliciousDialog() {
// Create a dialog that mimics the installation confirmation dialog
...
}

In this conceptual example, a malicious application checks if it has the overlay permissions. If it does, it creates a malicious dialog that mimics the installation confirmation dialog and shows it to the user. The user, believing they are interacting with a legitimate dialog, unknowingly grants escalated privileges to the attacker.