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

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Key Information:

Vendor

Google

Status
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.

Affected Version(s)

Android Android kernel

References

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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