CVE-2025-48538

In setApplicationHiddenSettingAsUser of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible way to hide a system critical package due to improper input validation

Medium · published September 4, 2025

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
0.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In setApplicationHiddenSettingAsUser of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible way to hide a system critical package due to improper input validation. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00084 · 0.2th percentile
Published
2025-09-04T18:34Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 SEP 18:34Z
    In setApplicationHiddenSettingAsUser of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible way to hide a system critical package due to improper input validation
    cvelistv5