CVE-2025-48526 Privilege escalation in Android
A local attacker can escalate privileges by launching ChooserActivity in another profile due to improper input validation in Android.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-48526?
CVE-2025-48526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In createMultiProfilePagerAdapter of ChooserActivity.java , there is a possible way for an app to launch the ChooserActivity in another profile due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48526?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48526?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-48526 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48526 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as A-407764858, ASB-A-407764858, GHSA-jrgq-7f9r-3mm2.