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CVE-2025-48575VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-48575: 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
0.06% 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 8 Dec 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

To mitigate CVE-2025-48575, organizations should prioritize updating affected Android devices to patched versions once available from Google or device manufacturers. Until patches are released, organizations should restrict local access to devices, enforce strong device lock policies, and monitor for unusual certificate installations or modifications. Implementing Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions can help enforce security policies and detect anomalies related to certificate stores. Additionally, auditing and restricting app permissions related to certificate management can reduce the attack surface. Security teams should also educate users about the risks of physical device access by unauthorized persons. Network-level protections such as certificate pinning and monitoring for suspicious certificate authorities in use can help detect exploitation attempts. Finally, organizations should maintain an inventory of devices running affected Android versions to prioritize remediation efforts.

Description

In multiple functions of CertInstaller.java, there is a possible way to install certificates 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.

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