CVE-2025-48572
HIGH KEVAndroid - Unauthenticated Activity Launch via Permissions Bypass
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2025-48572 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added December 2, 2025.
Description
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to launch activities from the background due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Product
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e707f6600330691f9c67dc023c09f4cd2fc59192
Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-48572
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
42.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2025-12-02
VulnCheck KEV
2025-12-01
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2025-201776
CWE
CWE-306
Status
published
Products (4)
google/android
13.0
google/android
14.0
google/android
15.0
google/android
16.0
Published
Dec 08, 2025
KEV Added
Dec 02, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026