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CVE-2025-48543: Android Runtime Use-After-Free Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2025-09-04
• EPSS: 0.6% 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-416

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.

Affected products

• Android: 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0

References

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/art/+/444fc40dfb04d2ec5f74c443ed3a4dd45d3131f2
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-48543

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