CVE-2025-48626

critical

Description

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to launch an application from the background due to a precondition check failure. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher3/+/7628af9bf77f1d145359bf4075a6674574cae496

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/9fb37191609f7cb7b2374531cafb2d00ec8b4bec

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-12-08

Updated: 2025-12-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00276