7.8 High Exploited

CVE-2025-48572 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Active exploitation observed

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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.

Ransomware campaigns Not observed so far

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.

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Android	16	No fix stated
Android	15	No fix stated
Android	14	No fix stated
Android	13	No fix stated

References

android.googlesource.com android.googlesource.com
source.android.com source.android.com

Timeline

Published December 8, 2025
Added to the KEV catalogue December 2, 2025
Last modified February 26, 2026

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