Google Android 14/15/16/16-qpr2 permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 14/15/16/16-qpr2. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-48649. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android 14/15/16/16-qpr2. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to reset user-selected permissions selections due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-48649 since 05/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/03/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1772). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Google Android

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/22/2025 CVE reserved
06/02/2026 +376 days Advisory disclosed
06/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48649 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-367841
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1772 - Google Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2026 08:23
Updated: 06/03/2026 00:40
Changes: 06/02/2026 08:23 (54), 06/03/2026 00:40 (6)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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