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CVE-2025-48644

Medium
In multiple locations, there is a possible persistent denial of service due to improper input validation. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. Use
CWE-20 — Weakness Type
Published: Mar 2, 2026  ·  Modified: Mar 5, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
5.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

In multiple locations, there is a possible persistent denial of service 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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2025-48644 is a medium-severity input validation flaw affecting Android 14-16 that enables persistent local denial of service attacks without requiring elevated privileges or user interaction. The vulnerability stems from improper input validation in multiple system locations, allowing attackers to crash or disable Android devices persistently. While no public exploit is currently available and patches are not yet released, the lack of interaction requirements makes this a notable threat to Saudi organizations managing large Android device fleets.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 25, 2026 16:17
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi telecommunications operators (STC, Mobily, Zain) managing millions of Android devices, government agencies deploying Android for workforce mobility, and healthcare institutions using Android tablets for patient management. Banking sector mobile applications on Android platforms could face service disruption. The persistent DoS nature means affected devices could become unusable until manual intervention, impacting business continuity across multiple critical sectors. Organizations with BYOD policies face elevated risk as employee devices could be compromised.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain) Government and Public Administration Healthcare and Medical Services Banking and Financial Services Energy and Utilities Education
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Inventory all Android 14, 15, and 16 devices across your organization
2. Restrict local access to untrusted applications and disable sideloading where possible
3. Implement application whitelisting policies to prevent installation of potentially malicious apps
4. Monitor device logs for repeated crashes in system services

Patching Guidance:
1. Monitor Google Android Security & Privacy Year-end Report and monthly security bulletins for patch availability
2. Establish a rapid deployment process for Android security updates once available
3. Prioritize patching for devices in critical business functions
4. Test patches in staging environment before enterprise deployment

Compensating Controls:
1. Deploy Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies and monitor device health
2. Implement network-level monitoring to detect and isolate compromised devices
3. Enforce strong authentication mechanisms for critical applications
4. Maintain regular device backups to enable rapid recovery if DoS occurs
5. Configure automatic device restart schedules to mitigate persistent DoS effects

Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for repeated system service crashes (logcat analysis)
2. Alert on devices with high crash frequency in core Android services
3. Track devices becoming unresponsive or requiring manual restart
4. Monitor for unusual input patterns to system services via MDM telemetry
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. قم بحصر جميع أجهزة Android 14 و15 و16 عبر مؤسستك
2. قيّد الوصول المحلي للتطبيقات غير الموثوقة وعطّل التثبيت الجانبي حيث أمكن
3. طبّق سياسات القائمة البيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع تثبيت التطبيقات الضارة المحتملة
4. راقب سجلات الجهاز للأعطال المتكررة في خدمات النظام

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. راقب تقرير Google Android Security & Privacy السنوي والنشرات الأمنية الشهرية لتوفر التصحيحات
2. أنشئ عملية نشر سريعة لتحديثات أمان Android بمجرد توفرها
3. أولوية التصحيح للأجهزة في الوظائف التجارية الحرجة
4. اختبر التصحيحات في بيئة التجريب قبل نشرها على مستوى المؤسسة

الضوابط البديلة:
1. نشّر حلول إدارة الأجهزة المحمولة (MDM) لفرض السياسات الأمنية ومراقبة صحة الجهاز
2. طبّق المراقبة على مستوى الشبكة للكشف عن الأجهزة المخترقة وعزلها
3. فرض آليات المصادقة القوية للتطبيقات الحرجة
4. احتفظ بنسخ احتياطية منتظمة للأجهزة لتمكين الاسترجاع السريع في حالة حجب الخدمة
5. قم بتكوين جداول إعادة تشغيل الجهاز التلقائية للتخفيف من آثار حجب الخدمة المستمرة

قواعد الكشف:
1. راقب أعطال خدمات النظام المتكررة (تحليل logcat)
2. أصدر تنبيهات للأجهزة ذات معدل الأعطال العالي في خدمات Android الأساسية
3. تتبع الأجهزة التي تصبح غير مستجيبة أو تتطلب إعادة تشغيل يدوية
4. راقب أنماط الإدخال غير العادية لخدمات النظام عبر قياس MDM
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures ECC 2024 A.8.1.1 - User endpoint devices security ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-1 - Business Environment SAMA CSF PR.IP-12 - Information and records management SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection processes and tools
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 - Policies for information security ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User endpoint devices ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 - Management of technical vulnerabilities and exposures
📦 Affected Products / CPE 6 entries
google:android:14.0
google:android:15.0
google:android:16.0
google:android:16.0
google:android:16.0
google:android:16.0
📊 CVSS Score
5.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityN — None / Network
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score5.5
CWECWE-20
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-03-02
Source Feed nvd
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-20
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