CVE-2025-48575

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: 2025-12-08 · updated 2026-10-07
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In multiple functions of CertInstaller.java, there is a possible way to install certificates due to a permissions bypass. 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/CertInstaller/+/d688ebdbfd404df1e25654bfdf9e790ad9f0db3c
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01

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