Emir BardakçıXiaomi is at the forefront of this race concerning security, as it has released its security update for November 2025, patching critical vulnerabilities, one of them being CVE-2025-48593. It was noticed that this vulnerability existed in Android versions 13 through 16 and had potential issues of remote code execution (RCE), requiring no interaction, putting millions of people and their devices at risk of being exploited until Xiaomi managed to roll this patch out before Google officially did so.
CVE-2025-48593
CVE-2025-48593 vulnerability was reported as a critical risk that enables malicious code to be executed remotely without requiring any user interaction. It has been observed that this vulnerability impacts Android versions 13 through 16 and holds the potential of harming confidential information, private conversations, and system resources. Xiaomi’s quick fix of this vulnerability is a significant need for countering this threatening issue.
CVE-2025-48581
Alongside CVE-2025-48593, Google announced CVE-2025-48581, a high-risk privilege escalation vulnerability that exclusively affects Android version 16. There was potential for malicious users to exploit this vulnerability and risk device-security because of privilege escalation that could occur on targeted devices. Fortunately, this vulnerability has been patched by Xiaomi as part of the device’s November 2025 Android update.
Quick Response: Xiaomi Corporation’s Undertaking on Client Protection
Xiaomi has been quite proactive about fixing these issues, and devices have been receiving this fix as early as November of last year, i.e., 2025. Six of these devices have received this fix, and it is expected that many more will be receiving this fix soon. By doing this, Xiaomi has made sure that its users get this fix as soon as possible, before it is officially provided by Google.
How to Flash Firmware on Xiaomi Device
Users can upgrade their devices to get the most recent security fix through checking system updates.
