Vulnerability · CVE-2025-48572
Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published Dec 1, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 7, 2026 · Android Framework
Patch now
CVE-2025-48572 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 23, 2025. Confirm Android Framework against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.26%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe google/android · vendor Android Framework
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.
Are you affected?
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- cpe google/android13.0
- cpe google/android14.0
- cpe google/android15.0
- cpe google/android16.0
- vendor Android Frameworkversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2025-48572
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Dec 23, 2025.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-48572 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 23, 2025. Confirm Android Framework against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. EPSS 0.26%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 2, 2025 · Catalog
Detected
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.
Dec 2, 2025 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Dec 23, 2025 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Oct 7, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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.
Sources
- Android Security BulletinsVendor advisoryCVE-2025-48572
Android Security Bulletin—December 2025 | Android Open Source Project
source.android.com - CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-48572
Android Framework contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-48572
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-48572
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-48572
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.
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-48572
Android Framework contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
vulncheck.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.