PT-2025-48943 · Google · Android+1

Published 2025-08-07 · Updated 2025-12-08 · CVE-2025-48623

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android pKVM (affected versions not specified)

Description The pKVM (protected Kernel-based Virtual Machine) virtualization technology in the Android operating system kernel contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to write data outside of allocated memory boundaries. Exploitation of this issue could lead to local privilege escalation without requiring additional execution privileges or user interaction.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-20

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-15120

CVE-2025-48623

Affected Products

Android

Pkvm

References · 7

• https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/e76cff4952af4ac4652dc74ffbd134ff57c47895 · Patch
• https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/3b6fab0ff24f7108c71a4d9c12567455cb2a5a81 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48623 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-15120 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1998079568897290415 · Twitter Post
• https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-12-01 · Note