CVE-2026-55266
Google Android: denial of service
- Risk score
- 47/100
- CVSS
- 7.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 5 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- In qsort of libufdt_sysdeps_vendor.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Affected
- Google Android
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
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At a glance
Google Android: Yellow, plan it in. In cfg2prop of btif_storage.cc, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
The flaws
- CVE-2026-55266: Denial of service (CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-58835: Heap buffer overflow can lead to remote code execution (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-55280: In multiple locations, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to uninitialized data (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-45524: Missing authorisation (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 0%)
The fix
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Who is exposed: Google Android
Where it stands
- No known exploitation
Connects to
- Same weakness: Denial of service (CWE-400). 255 other warnings in 30 days
- Same product: Earlier Google Android warnings. 23 in the last 90 days
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.8 high
References
Original description
In qsort of libufdt_sysdeps_vendor.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Last activity 5 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.