---
id: CVE-2025-26444
title: >-
  In onHandleForceStop of VoiceInteractionManagerService.java, there is a bug
  that could cause the system to incorrectly revert to the default assistant
  application when a user-selected assistant is forcibly stopped due to a logic
  error in…
summary: >-
  In onHandleForceStop of VoiceInteractionManagerService.java, there is a bug
  that could cause the system to incorrectly revert to the default assistant
  application when a user-selected assistant is forcibly stopped due to a logic
  error in…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-693
vendor: google
product: android
affected:
  - android = 13.0
  - android = 14.0
published: '2025-09-04'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T23:10:00.237'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26444'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/c439c7e75e73056e6201fa4f4fe340e715196182
    label: security@android.com
  - url: 'https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-05-01'
    label: security@android.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00092
epssPercentile: 0.00484
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T23:29:32.360Z'
---

## Overview

In onHandleForceStop of VoiceInteractionManagerService.java, there is a bug that could cause the system to incorrectly revert to the default assistant application when a user-selected assistant is forcibly stopped due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege where the default assistant app is  automatically granted ROLE_ASSISTANT with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

## Affected

- `android = 13.0`
- `android = 14.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.