CVE-2025-48533 Race condition in Android

What is CVE-2025-48533?

CVE-2025-48533 is a high-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 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.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48533?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-48533?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-48533 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48533 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

• CVE-2026-58704 Google Pixel Improper Authorization Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48543 Android Runtime Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as A-383131643, ASB-A-383131643, GHSA-p6c9-g8cq-8fc7.