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CVE-2025-48623VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-48623: 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 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
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% 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

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-48623, organizations should prioritize the following actions: 1) Monitor official Google and Android security advisories for patches addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly once released. 2) Employ kernel hardening techniques such as enabling kernel address space layout randomization (KASLR), kernel stack protection, and strict memory protection policies to reduce exploitation success. 3) Limit local access to devices by enforcing strong authentication and restricting installation of untrusted applications to minimize the risk of local attackers gaining initial foothold. 4) Utilize mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies and monitor for suspicious activity indicative of privilege escalation attempts. 5) Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments on Android devices within the organization to identify and remediate potential weaknesses. 6) Educate users about the risks of installing unverified apps and the importance of keeping devices updated. 7) Consider deploying runtime protection tools that can detect anomalous kernel behavior or memory corruption attempts. These measures collectively reduce the attack surface and improve resilience against exploitation of this vulnerability.

Description

In init_pkvm_hyp_vcpu of pkvm.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. 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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