CVE-2025-48546 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In checkPermissions of SafeActivityOptions.java, there is a possible background activity launch 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00008.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Google	Android

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Vendors	Products
Google	Android

References

Link	Providers
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/8b660e88700541ca70a01c7b25a52587ec65411f
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01

History

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-693
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Google Google android
Vendors & Products		Google Google android

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In checkPermissions of SafeActivityOptions.java, there is a possible background activity launch 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.
References		https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/8b660e88700541ca70a01c7b25a52587ec65411f https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2025-09-04T18:34:25.673Z

Updated: 2025-09-05T18:37:56.009Z

Reserved: 2025-05-22T18:11:18.277Z

Link: CVE-2025-48546

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-05T18:37:51.792Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-04T19:15:41.470

Modified: 2025-09-05T19:15:31.853

Link: CVE-2025-48546

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-05T14:02:19Z

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