CVE-2025-48530
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn multiple locations, there is a possible condition that results in OOB accesses due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote code execution in combination with other bugs, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOut-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in multiple code locations caused by incorrect bounds checking. The flaw allows potential remote code execution when chained with other vulnerabilities, and requires no user interaction or elevated privileges to trigger.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 16.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android version on the deviceGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shellAffected if The reported version is exactly 16.0
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Verify Android security patch levelGo to Settings > About Phone > Security patch level, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' via ADB shellAffected if The device is on Android 16.0 and has not received a subsequent security update addressing this issue
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Identify device model and carrier ROM versionCheck Settings > About Phone > Model number and Build number, or run 'getprop ro.product.model' and 'getprop ro.build.id' via ADB shellAffected if The build corresponds to Android 16.0 (API level 36)
If the device runs Android version 16.0 exactly and has not been updated with a post-16.0 security patch, the environment is likely affected by this bounds checking vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedFix the bounds checking logic in all affected locations to properly validate array/string indices and memory offsets. Implement comprehensive memory safety testing and fuzzing to verify the fixes.
Android 16.1 or later / Android Security Patch Level May 2025 or later
- Verify the current Android version by going to Settings > About Phone > Android version
- Ensure your device is connected to Wi-Fi and has sufficient battery
- Check for system updates by going to Settings > System > System update > Check for updates
- If Android 16.1 or later is available, download and install the update
- After the update completes, verify the Android version shows 16.1 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA8.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-48530 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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