Background exploitation KEV catalog
CVE-2025-48572

Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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…

CheckOps priority index
4.3/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity7.8
Probability0.0
Exploitation2/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 0.26% higher than 17.6% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 336 days 02 Dec 2025
CISA due date 23 Dec 2025 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010025 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 2 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)02 Dec 2025
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)02 Dec 2025
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %0.26%
  • No account, over the networkno

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

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.

Affected products

AndroidFramework
Affected versions
  • 16
  • 14
  • 15
  • 13

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  2. Added to the KEV catalog

  3. Published

  4. CISA remediation due date

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2025-48595Android Framework Integer Overflow Vulnerability
    4.6 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2025-48633Android Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    3.4 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2025-48543Android Runtime Use-After-Free Vulnerability
    4.7 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2024-43093Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
    4.1 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2024-36971Android Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    4.4 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2024-32896Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
    5.1 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities