{"id":84725,"date":"2025-10-27T23:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T23:37:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-01T11:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T17:53:57","slug":"cve-2025-26452-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-resourcesimpl-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26452-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-resourcesimpl-java\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-26452: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in ResourcesImpl.java<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-26452, is a serious flaw in ResourcesImpl.java, specifically in the loadDrawableForCookie function. It allows potential culprits to access task snapshots of other applications, leading to a possible local escalation of privilege. This means that any app installed on the device could potentially exploit this flaw and gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5692-unauthorized-data-modification-and-privilege-escalation-in-wordpress-lead-form-data-collection-to-crm-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92037\">unauthorized access to sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-26452<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30400-potential-system-compromise-with-privilege-elevation-in-windows-dwm\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91824\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-838896511\" 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>ResourcesImpl.java | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32709-critical-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-windows-ancillary-function-driver-for-winsock\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91723\">vulnerability resides in the `loadDrawableForCookie` function<\/a> of `ResourcesImpl.java`. This function doesn&#8217;t properly validate input, allowing an attacker to manipulate the process and gain access to task snapshots of other apps. With these snapshots, an attacker could escalate their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32706-windows-common-log-file-system-driver-privilege-elevation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91741\">privileges on the local system<\/a>, potentially compromising the device or leaking sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2302437374\" 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>The following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43557-critical-vulnerability-in-animate-allows-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91570\">code snippet illustrates a potential manner in which this vulnerability<\/a> could be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">public class Exploit {\npublic static void main(String[] args) {\n\/\/ Obtain an instance of ResourcesImpl\nResourcesImpl resources = getResourcesImplInstance();\n\/\/ Prepare a malicious cookie\nObject maliciousCookie = prepareMaliciousCookie();\n\/\/ Exploit the vulnerability\nresources.loadDrawableForCookie(null, maliciousCookie);\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, an attacker prepares a malicious cookie that, when passed to the `loadDrawableForCookie` method, triggers the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43556-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-animate-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91573\">vulnerability and allows<\/a> the attacker to access task snapshots of other apps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are strongly advised to apply the latest update from the vendor. In the absence of a vendor patch, employing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary measure. However, these are not long-term solutions and can only help detect or prevent exploitation attempts. They do not eliminate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20681-wlan-ap-driver-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91589\">vulnerability from the system<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-26452, is a serious flaw in ResourcesImpl.java, specifically in the loadDrawableForCookie function. It allows potential culprits to access task snapshots of other applications, leading to a possible local escalation of privilege. This means that any app installed on the device could potentially exploit this flaw and gain unauthorized access to sensitive [&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":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[76],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-84725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-privilege-escalation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84725","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=84725"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85244,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84725\/revisions\/85244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84725"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=84725"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=84725"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=84725"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=84725"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=84725"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=84725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}