Local privilege escalation via missing permission check
Published Jun 17, 2026 · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Local privilege escalation in SettingsLib in Google Android 17 allows local users to gain elevated privileges without user interaction. The published record attributes the issue to a missing permission check caused by a logic error but does not identify the affected function or operation. No additional execution privileges are required, and the disclosed consequence is limited to privilege escalation on the affected device.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in SettingsLib in Google Android 17 allows local users to gain elevated privileges without user interaction. The published record attributes the issue to a missing permission check caused by a logic error but does not identify the affected function or operation. No additional execution privileges are required, and the disclosed consequence is limited to privilege escalation on the affected device.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-0071
- Published
- Jun 17, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- Vendor
- Go standard library
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1404
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=17
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