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Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2025-48572High, CVSS 7.8In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2 Dec 2025

Automated timeline. Not yet checked by a researcher, so it doesn't count toward any grade.

FixedFixed for every supported version on the day it became public.

Response

Silence
same day
First public report to first vendor statementUnverified source
Exposure
same day
First public report to first fixUnverified source
Follow-through
same day
First public report to a fix for every supported versionUnverified source
  • Vendor silent
  • Vendor statement, no fix
  • Fixed for some versions
  • Fixed when disclosed
  • Date only, no time of day

Timeline and evidence

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  1. First public report

    date onlyUnverified: quote not found in the archived copy

    Google advisory ASB-2025-12/CVE-2025-48572ClaimedQuote not found in archive

    Android Security Bulletin—December 2025 | Android Open Source Project Skip to main content Docs What's new? Release notes Latest security bulletins Latest Compatibility Definition Document (CDD)

    The vendor's own disclosure.

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    4 more sources for this moment
    CISA KEV (CVE-2025-48572)ClaimedQuote verified2 Dec 2025

    Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    Added to CISA's KEV catalog on 2025-12-02.

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    Bluesky postClaimedQuote not checked yet2 Dec 2025, 08:16 UTC

    Google、野生で悪用された2つのフレームワーク脆弱性を含む107件のAndroid脆弱性を修正

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    CVE.org record CVE-2025-48572ClaimedQuote verified8 Dec 2025, 16:57 UTC

    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

    CVE record published.

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    Hacker NewsClaimedQuote not checked yet8 Dec 2025, 19:37 UTC

    Google confirms Android attacks; no fix for most Samsung users

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  2. Vendor statement

    date onlysame dayUnverified: quote not found in the archived copy

    Google advisory ASB-2025-12/CVE-2025-48572ClaimedQuote not found in archive

    Android Security Bulletin—December 2025 | Android Open Source Project Skip to main content Docs What's new? Release notes Latest security bulletins Latest Compatibility Definition Document (CDD)

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  3. First workaround

    No official mitigation found yet.

  4. First fix

    date onlysame dayUnverified: derived by rule, not read from a source

    Google advisory ASB-2025-12/CVE-2025-48572Inferred

    Android Security Bulletin—December 2025 | Android Open Source Project Skip to main content Docs What's new? Release notes Latest security bulletins Latest Compatibility Definition Document (CDD)

    Patch-day rule: Google ships fixes in the advisory that discloses a bug, and this advisory states that fixed versions exist. So the vendor statement, first fix and fix for all versions all take the advisory's publication time.

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    Google advisory ASB-2025-12/CVE-2025-48572ClaimedQuote verified4 Dec 2025

    Bulletin revised to include AOSP links

    revision 1.1: AOSP source patches linked (upper bound); device updates depend on the manufacturer

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  5. Fixed for all versions

    date onlysame dayUnverified: derived by rule, not read from a source

    Google advisory ASB-2025-12/CVE-2025-48572Inferred

    Android Security Bulletin—December 2025 | Android Open Source Project Skip to main content Docs What's new? Release notes Latest security bulletins Latest Compatibility Definition Document (CDD)

    Patch-day rule: Google ships fixes in the advisory that discloses a bug, and this advisory states that fixed versions exist. So the vendor statement, first fix and fix for all versions all take the advisory's publication time.

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Affected products

  • Framework
  • Android

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