CVE-2025-48592VulnerabilityPublished 8 Dec 2025Updated 17 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-48592: Google Android · Information disclosure

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Google Android	Affected =16 =15	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Monitor for official patches from Google and apply them promptly to all affected Android devices, prioritizing those in sensitive roles or handling critical data. 2. Until patches are available, restrict network exposure of vulnerable services by enforcing strict firewall rules and network segmentation to limit remote access to Android devices. 3. Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies, including automatic updates and application whitelisting. 4. Utilize runtime memory protection technologies such as Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) and Data Execution Prevention (DEP) where supported to reduce exploitation success. 5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on mobile endpoints to detect anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Educate users about the risks of connecting to untrusted networks and encourage the use of VPNs to secure communications. 7. Implement network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) with signatures or heuristics capable of identifying exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. 8. For organizations with BYOD policies, enforce minimum OS version requirements and restrict access for non-compliant devices. 9. Maintain robust incident response plans to quickly address any detected compromise related to this vulnerability.

Description

In initDecoder of C2SoftDav1dDec.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a risk primarily to the confidentiality of sensitive information on Android devices running versions 15 and 16. Since many enterprises and government agencies use Android smartphones and tablets for communication, data access, and operational control, an attacker exploiting this flaw could remotely extract sensitive data without alerting the user. This could lead to exposure of personal identifiable information (PII), corporate secrets, or authentication tokens. The absence of integrity or availability impact reduces the risk of system disruption or data manipulation, but information leakage alone can facilitate further attacks such as targeted phishing or lateral movement. The vulnerability's exploitation does not require user interaction, increasing the likelihood of automated or widespread attacks. European sectors with high mobile device usage, such as finance, healthcare, and critical infrastructure, could face increased exposure. Additionally, organizations with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies may find it challenging to enforce timely patching, increasing the attack surface. The medium severity rating suggests that while urgent, the threat is not critical, but ignoring it could lead to significant data breaches.

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
Variant weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #16
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
Pre-design: Use a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
Architecture and Design
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
Operation · Build and Compilation · Environment Hardening
Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Forced Integer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 17 Dec 2025, 16:48 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-122

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