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CVE-2025-48579 - Vulnerability Analysis

HighCVSS: 8.4

Last Updated: March 2, 2026

MediaProvider - Privilege Escalation

Published: March 2, 2026Updated: March 2, 2026

Overview

MediaProvider contains a local privilege escalation caused by confused deputy in multiple functions of MediaProvider.java, letting local attackers escalate privileges without additional execution rights, exploit requires no user interaction.

Severity & Score

Severity: High

CVSS Score: 8.4

Impact

Local attackers can escalate privileges without needing additional execution rights, potentially gaining unauthorized access.

Mitigation

Update to the latest version containing the fix.

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2026-03-01

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2025-48579
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 8.4
Type: broken_access_control
Status: unconfirmed

CWE

CWE-441

CVSS Metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H