CVE-2025-48572
Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 23 December 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to launch activities from the background due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 2 December 2025 · due 23 December 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-12-01 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48572
References
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e707f6600330691f9c67dc023c09f4cd2fc59192Product
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-48572Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.