CVE-2025-48614
In rebootWipeUserData of RecoverySystem.java, there is a possible way to factory reset the device...
In rebootWipeUserData of RecoverySystem.java, there is a possible way to factory reset the device while in DSU mode due to a missing permission check. This could lead to physical denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In rebootWipeUserData of RecoverySystem.java, there is a possible way to factory reset the device while in DSU mode due to a missing permission check. This could lead to physical denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2025-48614- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In rebootWipeUserData of RecoverySystem.java, there is a possible way to factory reset the device while in DSU mode due to a missing permission check. This could lead to physical denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2025-48614- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-201751
In rebootWipeUserData of RecoverySystem.java, there is a possible way to factory reset the device while in DSU mode due to a missing permission check. This could lead to physical denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2025-201751- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4g9j-m4c7-wxrh
In rebootWipeUserData of RecoverySystem.java, there is a possible way to factory reset the device...
In rebootWipeUserData of RecoverySystem.java, there is a possible way to factory reset the device while in DSU mode due to a missing permission check. This could lead to physical denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-4g9j-m4c7-wxrh- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-430568718 No score
In rebootWipeUserData of RecoverySystem.java, there is a possible way to factory reset the device while in DSU mode due to a missing permission check. This could lead to physical denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-430568718- 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/frameworks/baseAndroid |
15:0 up to 15:2025-12-01, plus listed versions 15 |
15:2025-12-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
16:0 up to 16:2025-12-01, plus listed versions 16 |
16:2025-12-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
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 |
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-2025-48614 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) 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 0.11%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 16-qpr2-next:2025-12-01.