CVE-2025-48639

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 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-1021

Description

In DefaultTransitionHandler.java, there is a possible way to unknowingly grant permissions to an app due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/6d1697c96c5cae5062f6aea58cf2665b7d646cb8
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/cc34c7b416b964c05a42ae3e9c2929b59b92c64f
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01

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