CVE-2025-48532

In markMediaAsFavorite of MediaProvider.java, there is a possible way to bypass the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission due to a confused deputy. This c...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In markMediaAsFavorite of MediaProvider.java, there is a possible way to bypass the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

Affected packages

Android platform/packages/providers/MediaProvider

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"16:0"},{"fixed":"16:2025-09-01"}]}]

References

advisory source.android.com
patch android.googlesource.com