Vulnerability details

CVE-2025-48588

Google Android
CVSS 3.1
7.8High

Official description

In startAlwaysOnVpn of Vpn.java, there is a possible way to disable always-on VPN due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
7.8High 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Google Android 13 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Google Android 14 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Google Android 15 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2025-12-08
Last updated
2026-02-26
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
google_android

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.09%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
0.7%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

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