CVE-2025-48588 — Frameworks Base vulnerability

5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.02%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Platform Frameworks BaseGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedDec 8

Description

In startAlwaysOnVpn of Vpn.java, there is a possible way to disable always-on VPN 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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Androidplatform/frameworks_base16-qpr2-next:0 — 16-qpr2-next:2025-12-01+3
▶CVEListV5google/android13, 14, 15+2
▶NVDgoogle/android13.0, 14.0, 15.0+2

Patches

Patch: android.googlesource.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
CVE-2025-48588: In startAlwaysOnVpn of Vpn↗2025-12-08
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GHSA
GHSA-q2pv-jm58-x567: In startAlwaysOnVpn of Vpn↗2025-12-08
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OSV
CVE-2025-48588: In startAlwaysOnVpn of Vpn↗2025-12-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Android
CVE-2025-48588: Android Security Bulletin 2025-12-01 CVE: CVE-2025-48588 Severity: HIGH Type: EoP Affected AOSP versions: 13, 14, 15 References: A-303408193↗2025-12-01
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