---
id: "CVE-2025-48572"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2025-48572"]
title: "google android: In multiple locations, there is a possible way to launch activities from the background due to a permissions bypass"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Android Framework", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "google android", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 13.0", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "google android", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 14.0", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "google android", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 15.0", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "google android", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 16.0", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["android", "exploited", "infrastructure", "mobile-fleet"]
not_affected_if: ["patched-device"]
published_at: "2025-12-02T00:00:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2025-48572", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48572", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"}]
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# google android: In multiple locations, there is a possible way to launch activities from the background due to a permissions bypass

A flaw in the Android Framework lets a local app or user gain higher privileges than they should have. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Android Framework affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:google android affected = 13.0 fixed ?
- vendor:google android affected = 14.0 fixed ?
- vendor:google android affected = 15.0 fixed ?
- vendor:google android affected = 16.0 fixed ?

## How to check

Check the device's security patch level under Settings > About phone > Android version > Android security update, and compare it with Google's Android security bulletin for the month the fix shipped.

## Fix

Install the latest Android security update from the device vendor that includes the fix for CVE-2025-48572.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2025-48572
- 2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48572

## From the sources

Android Framework contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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