Potential Escalation of Privilege Vulnerability in Android System Server
CVE-2025-48543

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Google
Status: Android
Vendor: CVE Published:; 4 September 2025

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🦅 CISA Reported📰 News Worthy

What is CVE-2025-48543?

This vulnerability arises from a possible escape from the Chrome sandbox, which affects the Android system_server due to a use after free condition. It could enable local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges, and it exploits flaws that can occur in multiple locations within the system. Importantly, user interaction is not necessary for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability, posing significant security risks to affected Android devices.

CISA has reported CVE-2025-48543

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed CVE-2025-48543 as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace

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

Affected Version(s)

Android 16

Android 15

Android 14

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2025-48543
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