FKIE_CVE-2025-48579

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-02 19:16 - Updated: 2026-03-06 04:15
Severity ?
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In multiple functions of MediaProvider.java, there is a possible external storage write permission bypass due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
References
security@android.comhttps://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-03-01
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google android 14.0
google android 15.0
google android 16.0
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