{"id":84936,"date":"2025-10-28T23:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:40:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-03T06:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:18:52","slug":"cve-2025-26464-logic-error-in-appsearchmanagerservice-java-allows-local-privilege-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26464-logic-error-in-appsearchmanagerservice-java-allows-local-privilege-escalation\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-26464: Logic Error in AppSearchManagerService.java Allows Local Privilege Escalation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-26464 is a cybersecurity vulnerability that pertains to a logic error present within the executeAppFunction of the AppSearchManagerService.java. This flaw may enable a malicious actor to launch background activities leading to local privilege escalation, thus potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage. The seriousness and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20682-critical-wlan-ap-driver-vulnerability-allowing-potential-local-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91809\">potential implications of this vulnerability<\/a> mean it is crucial for all users of affected products to apply patches and mitigate the risk promptly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-26464<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)<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=\"91819\">Potential system compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3649726922\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Java | All prior versions to 2025 patch<br \/>\nAndroid | All versions using AppSearchManagerService.java prior to 2025 patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability resides in the executeAppFunction of AppSearchManagerService.java, in which there is a logic error. This flaw allows an attacker to launch background activities without requiring additional execution privileges or user interaction, leading to <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=\"91795\">local escalation of privilege<\/a>. The exploit could result in unauthorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41667-potential-system-compromise-via-file-access-exploitation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92181\">access to system<\/a> resources, data leakage, or full system compromise if left unchecked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2190569487\" 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>A conceptual example of this vulnerability might look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">AppSearchManagerService service = new AppSearchManagerService();\nservice.executeAppFunction(&quot;malicious_activity&quot;);<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this scenario, &#8220;malicious_activity&#8221; represents a nefarious function that the attacker has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-51672-time-based-blind-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-phpgurukul-dairy-farm-shop-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92301\">managed to inject<\/a> onto the system. Due to the logic error in executeAppFunction, this function could be executed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30376-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-microsoft-office-excel-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91952\">leading to the potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage described above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-26464 is a cybersecurity vulnerability that pertains to a logic error present within the executeAppFunction of the AppSearchManagerService.java. This flaw may enable a malicious actor to launch background activities leading to local privilege escalation, thus potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage. 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