Track vulnerabilities like this one.
Sign up free to get alerted when software you use is affected.
7.8
CVE-2026-28594: Android core components may allow apps to gain higher privileges
CVE-2026-28594 · published 2 months ago
Summary
A coding mistake in Android's core system files could let a malicious app run with more privileges than it should, without any user interaction. This could let the app take control of parts of the device it normally couldn't access. Updating the device to the latest security patches or applying the vendor’s recommended update will fix the issue.
What to do
- Update google platform/frameworks/base to version 17-next:2026-09-01.
- Update google platform/system/core to version 17-next:2026-09-01.
- Update google platform/frameworks/base to version 16-qpr2:2026-09-01.
- Update google platform/system/core to version 16-qpr2:2026-09-01.
- Update google platform/frameworks/base to version 17:2026-09-01.
- Update google platform/system/core to version 17:2026-09-01.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | platform/frameworks/base |
>= 17-next:0, < 17-next:2026-09-01 >= 16-qpr2:0, < 16-qpr2:2026-09-01 >= 17:0, < 17:2026-09-01 Fix: upgrade to 17-next:2026-09-01
|
|
| Android | platform/system/core |
>= 17-next:0, < 17-next:2026-09-01 >= 16-qpr2:0, < 16-qpr2:2026-09-01 >= 17:0, < 17:2026-09-01 Fix: upgrade to 17-next:2026-09-01
|
|
| – | android |
17 16.0 |
Original advisory text
In multiple locations, there is a possible use after free due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User int...
In multiple locations, there is a possible use after free 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.
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2026-09-01 Vendor Advisory
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-09-01 Vendor Advisory Patch
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/6297cab2c921135a98183a84... Patch
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/2de25eeaec5500f0bfbc5d1a... Patch
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/a44880c82aac2a343ae5... Patch
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker full control
Severity
7.8
High
Type
CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure
Timeline
Published1 Sep 2026
Updated9 Oct 2026
First seen8 Sep 2026
Track software like this
Free during beta