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Android CarrierConfigLoader UID check bypass enables local privilege escalation without user interaction

Last refreshed2026-09-30

Status: NEW  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2025-48617

Key Details

CVECVE-2025-48617
CVSS Score / Version7.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-06-18
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Classified asCWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

What to Know

In overrideConfig of CarrierConfigLoader.java, there is a possible way to bypass UID check due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. (NVD)

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48617
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48617
Vendor advisoryhttps://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-17