What is CVE-2025-48542?

CVE-2025-48542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-48542?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-48542 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2025-48542

In multiple functions of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible permanent denial of service due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.001 (0.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 15.0, 14.0, 13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-48542?: CVE-2025-48542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-48542?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-48542 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.