Vulnerability · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2026-0029
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Android from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In __pkvm_init_vm of pkvm.c, there is a possible memory corruption 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/ae242b26371808a221578b89c937568781719d2c
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/42eff3b2fd3a906ac8cdb6284d3265bc0856b56b
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/749cf1743eb22eff1851c68a533147e1af97a9bf
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-03-01 vendor-advisory