CVE-2025-48545 — Confused Deputy in Frameworks Base

CWE-441 — Confused Deputy5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Platform Frameworks BaseGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedSep 4

Description

In isSystemUid of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible way for an app to access privileged APIs due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local privilege escalation 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:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Androidplatform/frameworks_base16-next:0 — 16-next:2025-09-01+4
▶CVEListV5google/android4 versions+3
▶NVDgoogle/android4 versions+3

Patches

Patch: android.googlesource.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
CVE-2025-48545: In isSystemUid of AccountManagerService↗2025-09-04
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GHSA
GHSA-rxxh-j336-v3c7: In isSystemUid of AccountManagerService↗2025-09-04
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OSV
CVE-2025-48545: In isSystemUid of AccountManagerService↗2025-09-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Android
CVE-2025-48545: Android Security Bulletin 2025-09-01 CVE: CVE-2025-48545 Severity: HIGH Type: ID Affected AOSP versions: 13, 14, 15, 16 References: A-397438392↗2025-09-01
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