CVE-2025-48530Network attack vector

Remote code execution via NV12 image decoding

Published Sep 4, 2025 · Updated Sep 5, 2025

Out-of-bounds access in Android 16's CrabbyAVIF System component allows remote attackers to execute code via crafted AVIF data. The decoder's NV12 image handling performs incorrect bounds checks in multiple image and C API paths, allowing plane-buffer accesses outside allocated memory. Exploitation requires no privileges or user interaction, but code execution requires chaining the memory error with other bugs.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds access in Android 16's CrabbyAVIF System component allows remote attackers to execute code via crafted AVIF data. The decoder's NV12 image handling performs incorrect bounds checks in multiple image and C API paths, allowing plane-buffer accesses outside allocated memory. Exploitation requires no privileges or user interaction, but code execution requires chaining the memory error with other bugs.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-48530
Published
Sep 4, 2025
Updated
Sep 5, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-125, CAPEC-540, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=16

Published CVSS scores

8.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC-540Overread Buffers
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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