CVE-2025-48534

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% 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-693

Description

In getDefaultCBRPackageName of CellBroadcastHandler.java, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local denial of service with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 13.0, 14.0, 15.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/CellBroadcastService/+/584cec4f17eab96ac44bce4e1bce8d6a2c59cd75
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01

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