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CVE-2025-48632: 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, 13:47 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Google AndroidAffected
  • =16
  • =15
  • =14
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations and users should immediately verify if their devices run affected Android versions 14, 15, or 16 and monitor official Google security advisories for patches or updates addressing CVE-2025-48632. Until patches are available, applying strict device access controls and limiting local user privileges can reduce exploitation risk. Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies and restrict installation of untrusted applications that could leverage this vulnerability. Regularly audit device configurations and logs for suspicious local activity indicating privilege escalation attempts. Developers should review and improve input validation in related code components to prevent similar issues. Security teams should prepare incident response plans for potential exploitation scenarios and educate users about the risks of local privilege escalation. Finally, consider upgrading to newer Android versions once patched releases are available.

Description

In setDisplayName of AssociationRequest.java, there is a possible way to cause CDM associations to persist after the user has disassociated them 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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