Local privilege escalation via initialization logic error
Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026
Local privilege escalation in Google Android Pixel-family builds allows local users to gain higher execution privileges. The ac_init_one_sswrp function in init.c contains a logic error, but Google has not disclosed the incorrect operation or input that triggers it. Exploitation requires System execution privileges and no user interaction; the documented consequence is privilege escalation on the affected device.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in Google Android Pixel-family builds allows local users to gain higher execution privileges. The ac_init_one_sswrp function in init.c contains a logic error, but Google has not disclosed the incorrect operation or input that triggers it. Exploitation requires System execution privileges and no user interaction; the documented consequence is privilege escalation on the affected device.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-0186
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- T1404
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Sep 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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