CVE-2025-48535

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% 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-502

Description

In assertSafeToStartCustomActivity of AppRestrictionsFragment.java , there is a possible way to exploit a parcel mismatch resulting in a launch anywhere vulnerability due to unsafe deserialization. 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/Settings/+/1e4423730f8776bd09df7614474643ae735d2176
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01

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