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CVE-2025-48597VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-48597: 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 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
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: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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Google AndroidAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-48597, organizations and users should: 1) Monitor for official patches or security updates from Google and apply them promptly once available. 2) Restrict installation of apps from untrusted sources to reduce the risk of local malicious apps exploiting the vulnerability. 3) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce strict app permissions and monitor for suspicious behavior indicative of privilege escalation attempts. 4) Use Android security features such as Google Play Protect and enable device encryption to protect data in case of compromise. 5) Educate users about the risks of installing unknown apps and the importance of maintaining updated devices. 6) For developers, review app designs to avoid unnecessary permissions and consider implementing additional runtime permission checks or overlays detection mechanisms. 7) Consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools capable of identifying local privilege escalation attempts on mobile devices. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on controlling local app installation vectors, monitoring for suspicious privilege escalations, and preparing for patch deployment.

Description

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to trick a user into accepting a permission due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. 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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