🛡️ CVE-2026-0009 — android

🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-269 NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In multiple locations, there is a possible tapjacking due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-0009 is classified as CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. Privileges are assigned, dropped or restored incorrectly, leaving an actor with more access than intended.

Affected software

CVE-2026-0009 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • android
  • platform/packages/providers/mediaprovider (from 16:0 up to 16:2026-06-01)
  • unknown

Timeline and source

Published on 1 June 2026 and last revised on 28 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

source.android.com
www.openwall.com

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-269
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-06-01
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-07-28
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
android — —
platform/packages/providers/mediaprovider 16:0 16:2026-06-01
unknown — —

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