medium Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2025-48633Android Framework — device owner can be added after setup
A logic error in the Android device policy service lets an app add itself as device owner after provisioning has already finished, handing it control the device was never meant to give away.
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THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 5.5/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 0% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2025-12-08
- Added to KEV
- 2025-12-02
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- medium
- Kill chain
- privilege escalation
- MITRE ATT&CK
- —
- Severity
- medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attacker needsAn app already installed on the device; no user interaction needed.
Behind the card
4 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisoryandroid.googlesource.comandroid.googlesource.com
- 04Vendor advisorysource.android.comsource.android.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.