CVE-2025-48587 Denial of service in Android
Local attackers can cause persistent denial of service in Android via improper input validation in ProfilingService without user interaction.
- 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-2025-48587?
CVE-2025-48587 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In multiple functions of ProfilingService.java, there is a possible persistent denial of service due to improper input validation. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48587?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48587?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-48587 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as A-425360073, ASB-A-425360073, GHSA-rgpj-78wx-pgmp.