CVE-2025-48596CWE-125

CVE-2025-48596

High · published December 8, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
0.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A sneaky out-of-bounds read in Parcel.cpp is your gateway to local privilege escalation, and it doesn't even need user interaction! Think of this vulnerability like a poorly designed amusement park ride that allows anyone to bypass safety checks and access restricted areas without a ticket. It's frighteningly easy to slip past the barriers with just a little ingenuity! An attacker could manipulate this flaw to escalate their privileges on the local system without needing any additional execution rights — effectively gaining unauthorized control over sensitive operations or data. This could lead to serious security breaches, putting your entire system at risk!

Put simply

Think of this vulnerability like a poorly designed amusement park ride that allows anyone to bypass safety checks and access restricted areas without a ticket. It's frighteningly easy to slip past the barriers with just a little ingenuity! The vulnerability resides in the appendFrom function of Parcel.cpp, where a missing bounds check allows for an out-of-bounds read. This can be exploited to access memory that should be off-limits, enabling local privilege escalation without requiring any user interaction.

What to do

An attacker could manipulate this flaw to escalate their privileges on the local system without needing any additional execution rights — effectively gaining unauthorized control over sensitive operations or data. This could lead to serious security breaches, putting your entire system at risk! To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure that your system is updated to the latest patch that addresses the bounds check issue. Additionally, conduct a thorough review of your existing code for similar vulnerabilities and consider implementing stricter memory management practices. You've got this! Follow these steps, and you'll tighten your security like a pro! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00094 · 0.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2025-12-08T22:16Z
Affected products (4)
ProductVersionsFixed in
google/androidall versions—
google/androidall versions—
google/androidall versions—
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References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 DEC 16:57Z
    In appendFrom of Parcel.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check
    cvelistv5