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CVE-2025-48608VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-48608: Google Android · Information disclosure

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.07% 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:N/A:N

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

AI-suggested

Since no official patches are currently available, European organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Restrict local device access by enforcing strong device lock mechanisms and limiting physical access to authorized personnel only. 2) Use Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions to control app installations and permissions, preventing installation of untrusted or potentially malicious local apps. 3) Monitor device logs and behavior for unusual access patterns to media files across user profiles. 4) Educate users about the risks of installing apps from untrusted sources and the importance of maintaining device security. 5) Segment device usage to avoid multi-user scenarios where possible, or configure user profiles with minimal privileges. 6) Stay alert for official patches or security updates from Google and apply them promptly once released. 7) Consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools capable of detecting local privilege abuse or unauthorized media access. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on local access control, user education, and proactive monitoring tailored to this vulnerability's characteristics.

Description

In isValidMediaUri of SettingsProvider.java, there is a possible cross user media read due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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