{"id":"CVE-2025-48588","title":"In startAlwaysOnVpn of Vpn.java, there is a possible way to disable always-on VPN due to a logic error in the code","summary":"In startAlwaysOnVpn of Vpn.java, there is a possible way to disable always-on VPN due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not …","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"google","product":"android","affected":["android = 13.0","android = 14.0","android = 15.0"],"published":"2025-12-08","updated":"2026-09-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-30T16:10:00.223","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48588","references":[{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/cabbb7da639520633ad318655d1b5fe1c685c78e","label":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01","label":"security@android.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00093,"epssPercentile":0.0051,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-30T17:13:20.740Z","slug":"CVE-2025-48588","body":"## Overview\n\nIn startAlwaysOnVpn of Vpn.java, there is a possible way to disable always-on VPN due to a logic error in the code. 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\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}