CVE-2025-48601 Denial of service in Android
Local attackers can cause permanent denial of service and escalate privileges via improper input validation in Android OS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-48601?
CVE-2025-48601 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Dec 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 permanent denial of service 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-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48601?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48601?
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-2025-48601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48601 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as A-426207912, ASB-A-426207912, GHSA-9g79-f4w3-6qh4.