CVE-2025-61616
Published: 09 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-61616 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Google Android. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked at the 25.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Improper input validation in network-accessible nr modem directly enables remote exploitation causing system crash and availability loss, matching T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation.
NVD Description
In nr modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-61616 is a vulnerability in the nr modem component, stemming from improper input validation (CWE-20). This flaw can cause a system crash, enabling a remote denial of service (DoS). It affects Unisoc's nr modem implementations, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating high severity due to its network-accessible nature and complete lack of prerequisites for exploitation.
A remote attacker requires no authentication or privileges to exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity. By sending malformed input to the nr modem, the attacker can trigger a system crash, resulting in a denial of service that disrupts availability without impacting confidentiality or integrity.
Unisoc has issued an announcement detailing the issue at https://www.unisoc.com/en/support/announcement/2030931350138310657, which security practitioners should consult for mitigation guidance, such as applying vendor patches or workarounds. The vulnerability was published on 2026-03-09.
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