{"id":84696,"date":"2025-10-27T05:35:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:35:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-29T08:35:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:35:56","slug":"cve-2025-26430-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-due-to-logic-error-in-spaappbridgeactivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26430-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-due-to-logic-error-in-spaappbridgeactivity\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-26430: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Due to Logic Error in SpaAppBridgeActivity<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-26430 vulnerability presents a serious threat to system integrity and data confidentiality. It arises from a logic error in the getDestinationForApp function of SpaAppBridgeActivity, potentially enabling a cross-user file reveal. This can lead to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20683-local-privilege-escalation-due-to-incorrect-bounds-check-in-wlan-ap-driver\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91783\">local escalation of privilege<\/a> without any additional execution privileges necessary. Given that user interaction is not required for exploitation, the vulnerability is particularly dangerous and requires immediate attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-26430<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Not required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30325-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-photoshop-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91642\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1463397101\" 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>SpaAppBridgeActivity | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit targets the logic error in the getDestinationForApp function of SpaAppBridgeActivity. This error allows for a cross-user file reveal. An attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20682-critical-wlan-ap-driver-vulnerability-allowing-potential-local-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91810\">vulnerability to escalate privileges locally<\/a>, without the need for any additional execution privileges. This means that an attacker could potentially access files and data that they would normally be restricted from, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20681-wlan-ap-driver-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91586\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4025946374\" 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>Although there&#8217;s no specific exploit code, an attacker could potentially manipulate the logic error in the getDestinationForApp function. Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how this might occur, using pseudocode:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">def exploit():\n# Instantiate SpaAppBridgeActivity object\napp = SpaAppBridgeActivity()\n# Manipulate the faulty getDestinationForApp method\napp.getDestinationForApp(&quot;malicious_payload&quot;)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that the actual exploitation process would likely be far more complex and would require extensive knowledge of the affected system&#8217;s architecture and the specific implementation of the SpaAppBridgeActivity code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-26430 vulnerability presents a serious threat to system integrity and data confidentiality. It arises from a logic error in the getDestinationForApp function of SpaAppBridgeActivity, potentially enabling a cross-user file reveal. This can lead to a local escalation of privilege without any additional execution privileges necessary. 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