What is CVE-2025-48526?

CVE-2025-48526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2025-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-48526?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2025-48526

In createMultiProfilePagerAdapter of ChooserActivity.java , there is a possible way for an app to launch the ChooserActivity in another profile due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

EPSS: 0.001 (0.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 15.0, 14.0, 13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

security@android.com (Product, Patch)
security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-48526?: CVE-2025-48526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2025-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-48526?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.