{"id":73826,"date":"2025-09-10T14:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:35:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:14:26","slug":"cve-2025-36904-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wlan-of-google-pixel-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36904-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wlan-of-google-pixel-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-36904: Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WLAN of Google Pixel Devices<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are often discovered in the most unexpected of places. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-36904, has been found in the WLAN of Google Pixel devices running Android versions before the 2025-09-05 update. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30641-escalation-of-privileges-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-deep-security\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81387\">vulnerability is significant because it allows for elevation of privilege<\/a>, essentially providing an attacker with the ability to gain unauthorized access to the device. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82870\">lead to potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, posing a serious threat to the security and privacy of the user.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-36904<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Elevation of privilege <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83767\">leading to potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1420685923\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Google Pixel | Android versions before 2025-09-05<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This exploit leverages a flaw in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36901-critical-wlan-vulnerability-in-android-affecting-google-pixel-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87420\">WLAN component of Android running on Google Pixel<\/a> devices. An attacker needs to trick the user into connecting to a malicious network. Once connected, the attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23365-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-tia-administrator\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81384\">vulnerability to escalate their privileges<\/a> on the device. With increased permissions, they can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54997-unauthorized-code-execution-in-openbao-through-log-prefix-manipulation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81629\">execute unauthorized<\/a> actions, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1943112663\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49532-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86174\">code snippet illustrating<\/a> how a malicious payload might be sent to a compromised device:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Establish connection with the target device\nnc -nv [target IP address] [port]\n# Send malicious payload\necho &quot;{ \\&quot;malicious_payload\\&quot;: \\&quot;...\\&quot; }&quot; | nc -nv [target IP address] [port]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87243\">Addressing this vulnerability<\/a> requires applying the vendor-supplied patch. It is strongly recommended that all users of affected Google Pixel devices update their Android version immediately. If the patch cannot be applied promptly, users can mitigate the risk by using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block suspicious network activity. However, this solution is only temporary and users should still apply the patch as soon as possible.<br \/>\nIn addition to these measures, users should be cautious of unfamiliar networks and avoid connecting to them whenever possible, as this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5821-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-case-theme-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83272\">vulnerability requires user<\/a> interaction to be exploited. This combined approach will help ensure that the user&#8217;s device remains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49385-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-security-17-8\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81403\">secure against this potentially damaging vulnerability<\/a>.<br \/>\nStay secure and keep your devices updated!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are often discovered in the most unexpected of places. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-36904, has been found in the WLAN of Google Pixel devices running Android versions before the 2025-09-05 update. This vulnerability is significant because it allows for elevation of privilege, essentially providing an attacker [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[91],"product":[],"attack_vector":[76],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-73826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-google","attack_vector-privilege-escalation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73826"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80253,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73826\/revisions\/80253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73826"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=73826"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=73826"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=73826"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=73826"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=73826"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=73826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}