VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-48533
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to use apps linked from a context menu of a lockscreen app due to a race condition.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.09%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to use apps linked from a context menu of a lockscreen app due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.09% probability · 0th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-08-01Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.