{"id":"CVE-2025-48533","title":"In multiple locations, there is a possible way to use apps linked from a context menu of a lockscreen app due to a race condition","summary":"In multiple locations, there is a possible way to use apps linked from a context menu of a lockscreen app due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User inte…","severity":"high","cvss":7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-362"],"vendor":"google","product":"android","affected":["android = 13.0","android = 14.0","android = 15.0","android = 16.0"],"published":"2025-09-04","updated":"2026-09-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-30T23:10:00.237","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48533","references":[{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-08-01","label":"security@android.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00088,"epssPercentile":0.00356,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-30T23:29:32.361Z","slug":"CVE-2025-48533","body":"## Overview\n\nIn multiple locations, there is a possible way to use apps linked from a context menu of a lockscreen app due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `android = 13.0`\n- `android = 14.0`\n- `android = 15.0`\n- `android = 16.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":38.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}