CVE-2025-48620

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

Description

In onSomePackagesChanged of VoiceInteractionManagerService.java, there is a possible way for a third party application's component name to persist even after uninstalling due to a logic error in the code. 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/frameworks/base/+/84dd2b90f4a2ea1ebc5b78f08f14c5a3b92c9c2d
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/db86972777c84a386d8a6d2d34879923bdbccdf6
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01

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