# CVE-2025-48609: Path traversal in Android

> A path traversal flaw in Android's MmsProvider allows local attackers to delete files, causing denial of service for telephony and messaging features.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** A-414388731, ASB-A-414388731, GHSA-5m88-975h-rg6f

## What is CVE-2025-48609?

CVE-2025-48609 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In multiple functions of MmsProvider.java, there is a possible way to arbitrarily delete files which affect telephony, SMS, and MMS functionalities due to a path traversal error. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48609?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-48609?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2025-48609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

- [CVE-2026-58704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58704/): Google Pixel Improper Authorization (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48543/): Android Runtime Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-35674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35674/): Android Framework Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48595/): Android Framework Integer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32896/): Android Pixel Privilege Escalation (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-48609 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-48609 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48609/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48609/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48609
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48609
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48609

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48609/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.