🛡️ CVE-2026-0096 — android

🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-451 NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In getAppLabel of ForgetDeviceDialogFragment.java, there is a possible trick the user into forgetting a device due to misleading or insufficient UI. 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 low-level 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 high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-0096 is classified as CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks.

Affected software

CVE-2026-0096 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • android
  • platform/packages/apps/settings (from 16-qpr2:0 up to 16-qpr2:2026-06-01)
  • unknown

Timeline and source

Published on 1 June 2026 and last revised on 22 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

source.android.com

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-451
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-06-01
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-07-22
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
android — —
platform/packages/apps/settings 16-qpr2:0 16-qpr2:2026-06-01
unknown — —

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