VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2025-48613

This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 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 VBMeta, there is a possible way to modify and resign VBMeta using a test key, assuming the original image was previously signed with the same key. 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: 0.09% probability · 0th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-269
Affected: google/android
Source: security@android.com

References

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-03-01

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