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CVE-2025-48629

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-08
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

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 · unedited
In findAvailRecognizer of VoiceInteractionManagerService.java, there is a possible way to become the default speech recognizer app due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege 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 confidence

A vulnerability in Android's VoiceInteractionManagerService allows a local attacker to become the default speech recognizer due to an insecure default value in the findAvailRecognizer method. This enables local privilege escalation without requiring additional execution privileges or user interaction.

MitigationApply the Android system security update containing the patched default value in VoiceInteractionManagerService.java to ensure proper authorization checks before granting default speech recognizer status.

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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
AndroidOperating system
Affected:= 13.0= 14.0= 15.0= 16.0

CVSS 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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 checks

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  1. Check your Android version
    Go to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shell
    Affected if The version is 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, or 16.0
  2. Verify VoiceInteractionService is present
    Check if the package com.android.server.voiceinteraction exists on the system by examining /system/framework/ or using 'pm list packages' via ADB shell
    Affected if VoiceInteractionService is installed and running on the device
  3. Confirm the vulnerable method is in use
    Inspect the VoiceInteractionManagerService.jar or services.jar in /system/framework/ and look for the findAvailRecognizer method implementation
    Affected if The findAvailRecognizer method contains an insecure default recognizer value that bypasses authorization checks

You are affected if your device runs Android 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, or 16.0 and has VoiceInteractionService enabled with the vulnerable default value in findAvailRecognizer.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the Android system security update containing the patched default value in VoiceInteractionManagerService.java to ensure proper authorization checks before granting default speech recognizer status.

Fix this in Android Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,040
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