Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Android Kernel Components
CVE-2025-48623

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-48623?

A vulnerability exists in the Android Kernel related to improper input validation in the function init_pkvm_hyp_vcpu of pkvm.c. This flaw could allow an attacker to perform a local escalation of privilege without requiring any additional execution privileges. Notably, user interaction is not needed for exploitation, which raises concerns regarding the security posture of affected systems.

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Affected Version(s)

Android Android kernel

References

https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/3b6fab0f...
https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/e76cff49...
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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