⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2025-09-04. Federal agencies required to patch by 2025-09-25. 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..

CVE-2025-48543Use After Free in Google Android

CWE-416Use After Free7 documents7 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 45.75%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2025-09-04
Due 2025-09-25
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 4
KEV addedSep 4
KEV dueSep 25
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.

Description

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to escape chrome sandbox to attack android system_server due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.0 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages3 packages

CVEListV5google/android4 versions+3
NVDgoogle/android4 versions+3
Androidplatform/art16-next:016-next:2025-09-01+4

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-98cr-q848-h9x3: In multiple locations, there is a possible way to escape chrome sandbox to attack android system_server due to a use after free2025-09-04
CVEList
CVE-2025-48543: In multiple locations, there is a possible way to escape chrome sandbox to attack android system_server due to a use after free2025-09-04
OSV
CVE-2025-48543: In multiple locations, there is a possible way to escape chrome sandbox to attack android system_server due to a use after free2025-09-01
VulnCheck
Android Runtime Use-After-Free Vulnerability2025

📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
Android Runtime Use-After-Free Vulnerability2025-09-04
Android
CVE-2025-48543: Android Security Bulletin 2025-09-01 CVE: CVE-2025-48543 Severity: HIGH Type: EoP Affected AOSP versions: 13, 14, 15, 16 References: A-4218348662025-09-01
CVE-2025-48543 — Use After Free in Google Android | cvebase