---
id: CVE-2025-48572
title: >-
  In multiple locations, there is a possible way to launch activities from the
  background due to a permissions bypass
summary: >-
  In multiple locations, there is a possible way to launch activities from the
  background due to a permissions bypass. 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'
cwe:
  - CWE-306
vendor: google
product: android
affected:
  - android = 13.0
  - android = 14.0
  - android = 15.0
  - android = 16.0
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-2025-48572'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e707f6600330691f9c67dc023c09f4cd2fc59192
    label: security@android.com
  - url: 'https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01'
    label: security@android.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-48572
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - kev
  - in-the-wild
epss: 0.00259
epssPercentile: 0.15899
kev: true
kevDateAdded: '2025-12-02'
kevDueDate: '2025-12-23'
kevRansomware: false
exploited: true
zeroDay: true
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T17:13:20.737Z'
---

## Overview

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to launch activities from the background due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

## Affected

- `android = 13.0`
- `android = 14.0`
- `android = 15.0`
- `android = 16.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.