CVE-2025-48523

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-09-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

In onCreate of SelectAccountActivity.java, there is a possible way to add contacts without permission due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Contacts/+/7c8dbcffbc9382fcdb788919106c3b0525db83ab
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01

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