Vulnerability · Published Jun 16, 2026 · Assigned by Google_Devices

CVE-2026-0138

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity buffer overflow 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 0% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 99.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In lwis_io_buffer_write of lwis_io_buffer.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to memory corruption. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Android Android kernel

Weakness: CWE-120, CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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