Integer overflow in the Android Framework (CVE-2025-48595) — local privilege escalation

1The Android Framework component

CVE-2025-48595 is an integer-overflow vulnerability (CWE-190) in Android's core "Framework" component (the layer bridging apps and the OS). Integer overflow causes inconsistencies in memory handling, and using that as a foothold for code execution enables local privilege escalation (obtaining higher privileges) on the device.

2What local privilege escalation means

Local privilege escalation does not by itself allow remote intrusion, but combined with a malicious app or another vulnerability it is often abused as the "final push" that lets an attacker take deep control of a device. It was added to CISA's KEV catalog on June 2, 2026, with exploitation confirmed in the wild.

3No way in on its own, but the last push

Local privilege escalation is not a vulnerability that lets anyone in remotely by itself. Within the assembly of an attack, though, it works as the decisive piece.

An integer overflow produces an inconsistency in memory handling, and code execution built on that yields higher privilege on the device. The fix ships in Google's Android Security Bulletin for June 2026; bringing the device security patch level to 2026-06-01 or later is the basic response.