Overview
CVE-2025-22437 is a cybersecurity vulnerability that allows malicious actors to launch arbitrary activities from a system’s background due to a logic error in the setMediaButtonReceiver of certain files. It poses a significant threat to security as it could lead to local escalation of privilege, potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage. This vulnerability affects a range of undisclosed products and could be exploited without user interaction.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-22437
Severity: High (7.8 CVSS)
Attack Vector: Local
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage
Affected Products
Escape the Surveillance Era
Most apps won’t tell you the truth.
They’re part of the problem.
Phone numbers. Emails. Profiles. Logs.
It’s all fuel for surveillance.
Ameeba Chat gives you a way out.
- • No phone number
- • No email
- • No personal info
- • Anonymous aliases
- • End-to-end encrypted
Chat without a trace.
Product | Affected Versions
Product A | Version B
Product C | Version D
How the Exploit Works
The exploit takes advantage of a logic error in the setMediaButtonReceiver of multiple files. An attacker can use this error to launch arbitrary activities from the background of the system. This logic error, when exploited, enables the attacker to escalate privileges locally, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
A conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited could involve sending a malicious payload to a vulnerable endpoint. This payload could be designed to exploit the logic error and trigger the unwanted activity. The following is a simplified example:
POST /vulnerable/mediaButtonReceiver HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "malicious_payload": "launchActivity('com.example.malicious')" }In this example, the malicious payload instructs the system to launch a malicious activity in the background, exploiting the logic error to bypass normal privilege checks.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, users can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation.
