Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-48538

Description

In setApplicationHiddenSettingAsUser of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible way to hide a system critical package due to improper input validation. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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Affected products

Google/Androidv5
Range: 16

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/bd7578b738a09734a2d23656e5569643ad37fffenvdPatch
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01nvdVendor Advisory

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