Android background app launch precondition check failure privilege escalation
CVE-2025-48626 is a Google Android vulnerability in the Android System component affecting Android 13.0 through 16.0. The issue is described as a precondition check failure in multiple locations that makes it possible to launch an application from the background when that action should have been blocked. This represents a protection mechanism failure in which required checks are not correctly enforced before permitting the app launch. Successful exploitation can lead to remote elevation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges, and no user interaction is needed.
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A critical remote privilege escalation vulnerability in Google Android, caused by a precondition check failure that allows unauthorized application launch from the background. Exploitation does not require user interaction or additional privileges.
Android System component elevation-of-privilege vulnerability fixed in the December 2025 bulletin.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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