What is CVE-2025-48629?

CVE-2025-48629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-08.

How severe is CVE-2025-48629?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Google Android

CVE-2025-48629

In findAvailRecognizer of VoiceInteractionManagerService.java, there is a possible way to become the default speech recognizer app due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 15.0, 14.0, 13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-48629?: CVE-2025-48629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-48629?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.