CVE-2025-48548

Hidden audio recording via silenced-config race

Published Sep 4, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Race condition in Android Framework 13 through 15 allows local users to record audio without a privacy indicator after user interaction. AppOpsControllerImpl suppresses the microphone indicator when any recording configuration is silenced, rather than only when all configurations are silenced. A user-executed app and user interaction are required, and the resulting hidden recording bypasses the visible privacy signal.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Race condition in Android Framework 13 through 15 allows local users to record audio without a privacy indicator after user interaction. AppOpsControllerImpl suppresses the microphone indicator when any recording configuration is silenced, rather than only when all configurations are silenced. A user-executed app and user interaction are required, and the resulting hidden recording bypasses the visible privacy signal.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-48548
Published
Sep 4, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-362, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=13
  2. Affected versionversion=14
  3. Affected versionversion=15

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=13; version=14; version=15

Published CVSS scores

7.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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