Android WebView LPE: Obscured Permission via loadDataAndPostValue
CVE-2025-48653 Published on March 2, 2026
In loadDataAndPostValue of multiple files, there is a possible way to obscure permission usage due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-48653 can be exploited with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Protection Mechanism Failure
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. This weakness covers three distinct situations. A "missing" protection mechanism occurs when the application does not define any mechanism against a certain class of attack. An "insufficient" protection mechanism might provide some defenses - for example, against the most common attacks - but it does not protect against everything that is intended. Finally, an "ignored" mechanism occurs when a mechanism is available and in active use within the product, but the developer has not applied it in some code path.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-48653
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Affected Versions
Google Android:- Version 16-qpr2 is affected.
- Version 16 is affected.
- Version 15 is affected.
- Version 14 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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