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CVE-2025-48572 Android CVE debrief

CVE-2025-48572 is listed by CISA as a Known Exploited Vulnerability affecting Android Framework, which makes it a high-priority item for defenders. The supplied corpus does not include technical root-cause details, but it does confirm the KEV status and directs administrators to Android vendor guidance and NVD for remediation context.

Vendor
Android
Product
Framework
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2025-12-02
Original CVE updated
2025-12-02
Advisory published
2025-12-02
Advisory updated
2025-12-02

Who should care

Android device fleet owners, mobile endpoint security teams, MDM/EMM administrators, SOC and incident response teams, and any organization relying on Android Framework in managed environments.

Technical summary

The available source material identifies this issue as an Android Framework privilege escalation vulnerability and confirms its inclusion in the CISA KEV catalog. The corpus does not provide affected versions, exploit conditions, root cause, or impact depth, so those specifics should be taken from the official Android bulletin and NVD entry linked in the source metadata.

Defensive priority

High — CISA KEV-listed with a remediation due date of 2025-12-23; prioritize vendor-guided patching or mitigation immediately.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review the official Android security bulletin referenced in the source metadata for affected versions and fixes.
  • Apply available Android Framework updates or mitigations as soon as possible, with priority before the 2025-12-23 KEV due date.
  • Validate inventory to identify exposed Android devices, builds, or managed services that depend on the affected framework components.
  • If mitigations are unavailable for a specific deployment, follow CISA guidance to discontinue use or isolate the affected product where feasible.
  • Track remediation status through NVD and internal patch-management reporting until the fleet is confirmed updated.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied CISA KEV record and its official references. The source metadata confirms: vendorProject Android, product Framework, vulnerability name 'Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability,' dateAdded 2025-12-02, dueDate 2025-12-23, and knownRansomwareCampaignUse Unknown. The metadata also points to the official Android bulletin and NVD detail page for additional technical specifics, but those pages were not mined beyond the supplied corpus.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-48572 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48572

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-48572 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48572

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.