CVE-2025-48607 Denial of service in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A logic error in Android allows local attackers to cause denial of service by creating excessive app ops without user interaction or elevated privileges.

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-2025-48607?

CVE-2025-48607 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 way to create a large amount of app ops due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48607?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-48607?

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-2025-48607 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48607 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-416490321, ASB-A-416490321, GHSA-fp2v-j52p-7xm6.

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