CVE-2025-48591
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read files from another user due to a missing...
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read files from another user due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure 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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read files from another user due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2025-48591- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-201765
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read files from another user due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2025-201765- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wq2r-vx5g-9wm4
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read files from another user due to a missing...
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read files from another user due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-wq2r-vx5g-9wm4- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read files from another user due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2025-48591- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-305710469 No score
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to read files from another user due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-305710469- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
16-qpr2-next:0 up to 16-qpr2-next:2025-12-01, plus listed versions 16-qpr2-next |
16-qpr2-next:2025-12-01 |
platform/packages/services/MmsAndroid |
16-qpr2-next:0 up to 16-qpr2-next:2025-12-01, plus listed versions 16-qpr2-next |
16-qpr2-next:2025-12-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
15:0 up to 15:2025-12-01, plus listed versions 15 |
15:2025-12-01 |
platform/packages/services/MmsAndroid |
15:0 up to 15:2025-12-01, plus listed versions 15 |
15:2025-12-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
13:0 up to 13:2025-12-01, plus listed versions 13 |
13:2025-12-01 |
platform/packages/services/MmsAndroid |
13:0 up to 13:2025-12-01, plus listed versions 13 |
13:2025-12-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
14:0 up to 14:2025-12-01, plus listed versions 14 |
14:2025-12-01 |
platform/packages/services/MmsAndroid |
14:0 up to 14:2025-12-01, plus listed versions 14 |
14:2025-12-01 |
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-2025-48591 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published December 1, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 16-qpr2-next:2025-12-01.
References
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/3df02a7df8488e04e31ae1d9d081ed1b881dd6ad
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48591
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wq2r-vx5g-9wm4