VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2025-48539

In SendPacketToPeer of acl_arbiter.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a use after free.

HIGH 8.0EPSS 0.25%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In SendPacketToPeer of acl_arbiter.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a use after free. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS 3.1: 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-416
Affected: google/android
Source: security@android.com

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Bluetooth/+/c881220f499edcbdff9a7efdf00beeaeba084245Patch
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.