Local privilege escalation via incorrect bounds checks
Published Oct 5, 2026 · Updated Oct 5, 2026
An out-of-bounds write in Google Android 14 through 17 allows local users to escalate privileges through incorrect bounds checks. The affected locations have not been publicly identified; the supplied description says their bounds checks permit out-of-bounds writes. Exploitation requires local execution but no additional execution privileges or user interaction, and the resulting privilege level is unspecified.
Summary
What happened
An out-of-bounds write in Google Android 14 through 17 allows local users to escalate privileges through incorrect bounds checks. The affected locations have not been publicly identified; the supplied description says their bounds checks permit out-of-bounds writes. Exploitation requires local execution but no additional execution privileges or user interaction, and the resulting privilege level is unspecified.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-58815
- Published
- Oct 5, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 5, 2026
- Vendor
- WebM Project
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=14
- Affected versionversion=15
- Affected versionversion=16
- Affected versionversion=16-qpr2
- Affected versionversion=17
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