CVE-2025-48653 Privilege escalation in Android

High 8.4 Published Updated

A logic error in Android allows local attackers to escalate privileges by obscuring permission usage 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
None listed

What is CVE-2025-48653?

CVE-2025-48653 is a high-severity 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 loadDataAndPostValue of multiple files, there is a possible way to obscure permission usage due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-693

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48653?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-48653?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48653 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-48653 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48653 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hchp-f8vj-39xm.

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