CVE-2025-48572

HIGH7.8

CISA KEV

Published 2025-12-08 · Updated 2026-10-07 · Source security@android.com

Summary

CVE-2025-48572 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Android Framework. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on December 2, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by December 23, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Android has 17 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.

All 17 known-exploited Android vulnerabilities →

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 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-306

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Android — Framework

Name: Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Date added: 2025-12-02 · Due: 2025-12-23

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

References

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More exploited Android vulnerabilities

Most recently added to CISA KEV

CVE-2025-48595
Framework — Android Framework Integer Overflow Vulnerability
added 2026-06-02
CVE-2025-48633
Framework — Android Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability
added 2025-12-02
CVE-2025-48543
Runtime — Android Runtime Use-After-Free Vulnerability
added 2025-09-04
CVE-2024-43093
Framework — Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
added 2024-11-07
CVE-2024-36971
Kernel — Android Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
added 2024-08-07
CVE-2024-32896
Pixel — Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
added 2024-06-13

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