VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2025-48633

Android Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability

KEVMEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.26%

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 hasAccountsOnAnyUser of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible way to add a Device Owner after provisioning due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
CISA KEV: Listed 2 December 2025 · due 23 December 2025
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-2025-48633

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/d00bcda9f42dcf272d329e9bf9298f32af732f93Patch, Product
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-48633US Government Resource

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