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CVE-2025-48594VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-48594: Google Android · Elevation of privilege

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

0

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
0.09% 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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  • =15
  • =14
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-48594, organizations should: 1) Immediately restrict installation of untrusted or third-party applications to reduce the risk of malicious apps exploiting the vulnerability. 2) Educate users about the risks of interacting with unknown or suspicious applications and links to minimize user interaction exploitation vectors. 3) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies, including app whitelisting and privilege restrictions. 4) Monitor device behavior for unusual privilege escalations or companion app activities that may indicate exploitation attempts. 5) Apply any available security updates or patches from Google as soon as they are released. 6) Consider upgrading devices to newer Android versions not affected by this vulnerability if feasible. 7) Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools tailored for mobile platforms to detect and respond to suspicious activities. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on controlling app installation, user behavior, and proactive monitoring specific to the vulnerability's exploitation method.

Description

In onUidImportance of DisassociationProcessor.java, there is a possible way to retain companion application privileges after disassociation due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

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