What is CVE-2025-48611?

CVE-2025-48611 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-48611?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2025-48611

In DeviceId of DeviceId.java, there is a possible desync in persistence due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2026-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions Android Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2026/2026-03-01 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-48611?: CVE-2025-48611 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-48611?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.