CVE-2025-48549
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to record audio via a background app due to a...
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to record audio via a background app 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to record audio via a background app 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.
- Record
CVE-2025-48549- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-26805
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to record audio via a background app 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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-26805- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3whc-pgh2-hhm5
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to record audio via a background app due to a...
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to record audio via a background app 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.
- Record
GHSA-3whc-pgh2-hhm5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to record audio via a background app 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.
- Record
CVE-2025-48549- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-325912429 No score
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to record audio via a background app 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.
- Record
ASB-A-325912429- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/avAndroid |
16-next:0 up to 16-next:2025-09-01, plus listed versions 16-next |
16-next:2025-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
16-next:0 up to 16-next:2025-09-01, plus listed versions 16-next |
16-next:2025-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/avAndroid |
15:0 up to 15:2025-09-01, plus listed versions 15 |
15:2025-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
15:0 up to 15:2025-09-01, plus listed versions 15 |
15:2025-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/avAndroid |
13:0 up to 13:2025-09-01, plus listed versions 13 |
13:2025-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
13:0 up to 13:2025-09-01, plus listed versions 13 |
13:2025-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/avAndroid |
14:0 up to 14:2025-09-01, plus listed versions 14 |
14:2025-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
14:0 up to 14:2025-09-01, plus listed versions 14 |
14:2025-09-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-48549 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published September 1, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/av 16-next:2025-09-01.
References
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/acbd37d21c2feffb6d64e669b956d59a6062b751
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48549
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3whc-pgh2-hhm5