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CVE-2025-48629VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-48629: 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
0.08% 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Google AndroidAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-48629, organizations should: 1) Monitor for official security updates from Google and apply patches promptly once available. 2) Restrict local access to devices by enforcing strong device lock policies, including biometric or complex PINs, to reduce the risk of unauthorized local exploitation. 3) Limit installation of untrusted or third-party applications that could attempt to exploit this vulnerability by enforcing strict app vetting and using mobile device management (MDM) solutions. 4) Employ runtime application self-protection (RASP) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools capable of detecting anomalous behavior related to voice interaction services. 5) Educate users about the risks of leaving devices unattended or lending them to untrusted individuals. 6) For high-security environments, consider disabling or restricting voice interaction features if feasible until patches are applied. 7) Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on privilege escalation vectors within mobile environments. These measures, combined with timely patching, will reduce the attack surface and limit the potential for exploitation.

Description

In findAvailRecognizer of VoiceInteractionManagerService.java, there is a possible way to become the default speech recognizer app due to an insecure default value. 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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