CVE-2025-48599

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 WifiScanModeActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass a device config restriction due to a missing permission check. 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

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/7a792e0b8f68bc4aeb939af703790fd76b51ccbd
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01

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