What is CVE-2025-48609?

CVE-2025-48609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-48609?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2025-48609

In multiple functions of MmsProvider.java, there is a possible way to arbitrarily delete files which affect telephony, SMS, and MMS functionalities due to a path traversal error. 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: 0.003 (18.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 15.0, 14.0, 15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

security@android.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-48609?: CVE-2025-48609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-48609?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.