Vulnerability · Published Jun 17, 2026 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2026-0071

Critical 10.0

In plain English

A critical-severity missing authorization 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 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)10.0Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In SettingsLib, there is a possible missing permission check 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)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	17

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

References

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-17 vendor-advisory