CVE-2025-48625: Google Android · Elevation of privilege
Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.06% 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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
AI-suggested
Organizations and users should monitor for official patches from Google and apply them promptly once released to address this vulnerability. Until patches are available, restricting physical and local access to Android devices is critical to reduce the risk of exploitation. Implementing device management policies that limit USB debugging and data transfer capabilities when the screen is off can help mitigate exposure. Employing endpoint security solutions that detect unusual local privilege escalation attempts or USB activity anomalies can provide additional defense layers. Regularly auditing device configurations and usage policies to minimize unnecessary privileges and access rights will reduce the attack surface. For enterprise environments, enforcing strong authentication and encryption on mobile devices, along with network segmentation, can limit the impact of a compromised device. Educating users about the risks of connecting unknown USB devices and maintaining updated security awareness programs will further reduce exploitation likelihood. Finally, organizations should prepare incident response plans that include scenarios involving local privilege escalation on mobile devices to ensure rapid containment and remediation.
Description
In multiple locations of UsbDataAdvancedProtectionHook.java, there is a possible way to access USB data when the screen is off due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.