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CVE-2025-48544VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-48544: Google Android · Elevation of privilege

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Google AndroidAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations and users should monitor for official security updates from Google and apply patches immediately upon release to remediate this vulnerability. Until patches are available, limiting local access to devices by enforcing strong physical security and device lock policies can reduce exploitation risk. Developers should audit any custom Android builds or apps for unsafe SQL query constructions and implement parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent SQL injection. Employing runtime application self-protection (RASP) and enhanced monitoring to detect anomalous local access or file read attempts can provide early warnings. Additionally, restricting app permissions to the minimum necessary and using Android’s security features such as SELinux policies can help contain potential exploitation. Enterprises should consider mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies and quickly deploy updates.

Description

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read files belonging to other apps due to SQL injection. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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