CVE-2025-48646 — Confused Deputy in Frameworks Base

CWE-441 — Confused DeputyCWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference6 documents6 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Platform Frameworks BaseGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedMar 2

Description

In executeRequest of ActivityStarter.java, there is a possible launch anywhere due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:2026-03-01+4
▶CVEListV5google/android4 versions+3
▶NVDgoogle/android14.0, 15.0, 16.0+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
CVE-2025-48646: In executeRequest of ActivityStarter↗2026-03-02
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GHSA
GHSA-q2vc-9qcc-3fwh: In executeRequest of ActivityStarter↗2026-03-02
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OSV
CVE-2025-48646: In executeRequest of ActivityStarter↗2026-03-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
sfc/siena: fix null pointer dereference in efx_hard_start_xmit↗2024-04-09
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-48646 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-48646 — Confused Deputy in Frameworks Base | cvebase