CVE-2025-48543
High 8.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Android Runtime Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to escape chrome sandbox to attack android system_server due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8 (HIGH)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% (percentile: 50) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
Affected products
google: android
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01 Vendor Advisory
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/art/+/444fc40dfb04d2ec5f74c443ed3a4dd… PatchProduct
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025… Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource