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CVE-2025-48577: Google Android · Elevation of Privilege

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.4 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.08% 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:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GoogleAndroidAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-48577, organizations and users should: 1) Monitor for official patches from Google and device manufacturers and apply them immediately upon release. 2) Implement strict physical security controls to prevent unauthorized local access to devices, including secure storage and device management policies. 3) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce lockscreen policies and remotely wipe or lock devices if compromised. 4) Limit the use of Android devices running affected versions in high-risk environments until patches are available. 5) Educate users about the risks of leaving devices unattended and encourage the use of additional authentication mechanisms such as biometrics or two-factor authentication where supported. 6) For developers, review and improve concurrency controls in lockscreen and authentication-related code to prevent race conditions. 7) Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on local privilege escalation vectors. These steps go beyond generic advice by emphasizing proactive patch management, physical security, and development best practices specific to race condition vulnerabilities.

Description

In multiple functions of KeyguardViewMediator.java, there is a possible lockscreen bypass due to a race condition. 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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