CVE-2025-48543

CRITICALNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-09-04), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to escape chrome sandbox to attack android system_server due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
42%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

September 4, 2025

Last Modified

October 23, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-48543
generic

Android Security Bulletin—September 2025  |  Android Open Source Project

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01
generic

444fc40dfb04d2ec5f74c443ed3a4dd45d3131f2 - platform/art - Git at Google

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/art/+/444fc40dfb04d2ec5f74c443ed3a4dd45d3131f2

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 56× in last 7d / 228× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 536 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-08 09:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-08 05:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-08 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-07 20:38 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-07 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-07 17:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  7. 2026-08-07 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-07 12:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-07 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-07 03:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-06 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-08-06 14:52 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-06 14:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-06 10:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-06 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  19. 2026-08-05 21:48 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-05 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-05 19:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-05 17:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-05 17:25 UTCCISA KEV update
  24. 2026-08-05 13:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-05 09:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-05 04:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-05 00:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-04 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-04 17:02 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-08-04 15:59 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-04 15:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-04 11:44 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-04 11:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-04 10:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-04 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-04 03:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-03 22:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-03 19:22 UTCCISA KEV update
  15. 2026-08-03 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-03 14:25 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-03 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-03 10:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-03 05:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-08-02 08:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-02 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-02 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-02 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-01 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-01 15:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-01 11:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-01 07:05 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-01 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-01 02:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-31 22:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  42. 2026-07-31 01:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-30 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-30 16:43 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-07-30 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-30 12:25 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-07-30 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-30 08:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-30 03:55 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-07-30 03:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-07-29 23:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-29 19:27 UTCCISA KEV update
  56. 2026-07-29 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-29 15:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-29 10:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-29 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-29 02:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-28 22:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-28 17:44 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-07-28 17:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-28 15:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-07-28 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-28 09:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-28 04:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-28 00:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-27 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-27 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  71. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCCISA KEV update
  72. 2026-07-27 16:08 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-07-27 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-27 11:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-27 07:38 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCgamesarchive/CVE-2025-48543
    First seen Sep 14, 2025

    PoC exploit for CVE-2025-48543 in C++

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-48543?
CVE-2025-48543 is a critical vulnerability published on September 4, 2025. In multiple locations, there is a possible way to escape chrome sandbox to attack android system_server due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
When was CVE-2025-48543 disclosed?
CVE-2025-48543 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 4, 2025, with the most recent update on October 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-48543 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-48543 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 4, 2025, affecting Android Runtime. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-48543?
CVE-2025-48543 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-48543?
CVE-2025-48543 affects Android Runtime. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-48543?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-48543, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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