CVE-2025-48554

Persistent denial of service via malformed DPC metadata

Published Sep 4, 2025 · Updated Sep 5, 2025

Persistent denial of service in Android 13 through 16 allows local users to interrupt device operation through a package update. DevicePolicyManagerService.handlePackagesChanged retains an updated device-policy controller without reparsing its admin metadata and rejecting a malformed receiver. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction, and the resulting device-policy failure persists.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Persistent denial of service in Android 13 through 16 allows local users to interrupt device operation through a package update. DevicePolicyManagerService.handlePackagesChanged retains an updated device-policy controller without reparsing its admin metadata and rejecting a malformed receiver. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction, and the resulting device-policy failure persists.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-48554
Published
Sep 4, 2025
Updated
Sep 5, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-693, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

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=13
  2. Affected versionversion=14
  3. Affected versionversion=15
  4. Affected versionversion=16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=13; version=14; version=15; version=16

Published CVSS scores

6.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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