Overview
CVE-2025-48549 is a cybersecurity vulnerability that affects multiple locations, allowing a potential attacker to record audio through a background application. This flaw could escalate local privileges without needing additional execution privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is of great concern due to its potential to compromise systems and leak sensitive data.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-48549
Severity: High (7.8 CVSS)
Attack Vector: Local
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Android OS | All versions prior to patch
iOS | All versions prior to patch
How the Exploit Works
The exploit functions by taking advantage of a missing permission check in the system’s audio recording functions. Specifically, background apps can access and use the audio recording functionality without any user permission or interaction. An attacker can use this to secretly record audio, potentially capturing sensitive information.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This could be a sample shell command that an attacker uses to start audio recording from a background app:
# Start audio recording in background app
background_app --record_audio --output_file /tmp/secret_audio.wavThis command would start the audio recording in the background app and save the recorded audio to a file. This file could then be retrieved and exploited by the attacker.
Mitigation Guidance
Users are advised to update their systems as soon as a patch becomes available from the vendor. Until the patch is available, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation method to detect and block potential exploitation attempts of this vulnerability.
