Is CVE-2025-48572 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-48572 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on December 2, 2025.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-48572?

CVE-2025-48572 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2025-48572

HIGH · CVSS 7.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 0.3%EU EUVD: exploited

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-306
EPSS score: 0.3% (16th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added December 2, 2025
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2025-201776)
Published: December 8, 2025
NVD last modified: October 7, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on December 2, 2025; federal remediation due December 23, 2025.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-201776 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on February 26, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

google / android
google / android
google / android
google / android

Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Google Pixel Devices on Android 15 - Google LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11545-2025 - active
Google Pixel Devices on Android 14 - Google LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11419-2024 - archived
Google Pixel Devices on Android 13 - Google LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-11317-2023 - archived

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e707f6600330691f9c67dc023c09f4cd2fc59192(Product)
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01(Vendor Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-48572(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)

Last updated October 9, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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