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Android XR CVE-2026-28659

| EUVDEUVD-2026-74052 CRITICAL
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-09-08 security@android.com GHSA-rmpm-q647-ph72
10.0
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: android
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Vendor (android) PRIMARY
10.0 CRITICAL
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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7.7 HIGH

Requires a local malicious app (AV:L) with no special privileges/interaction (PR:N/UI:N); missing check exposes another app's files for read/write (C:H/I:H) with no availability impact and no scope change.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (android).

CVSS VectorVendor: android

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Metadata Corrected
Sep 08, 2026 - 21:40 vuln.today
tag: Google added
Analysis Generated
Sep 08, 2026 - 21:38 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 20:17 cve.org
CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionCVE.org

In MicroXR Blobstore, there is a possible way to access other app's files due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

AnalysisAI

Local privilege escalation in Android XR 14's MicroXR Blobstore component lets a co-resident malicious app read files belonging to other applications because a required permission check is missing. Any app installed on the device can exploit it with no user interaction and no elevated privileges, exposing another app's stored blobs. …

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Exploitation Requires a locally installed, attacker-controlled application running on an Android XR 14 device; exploitation is then unauthenticated in the sense of needing no special app permissions (PR:N per Android's model) and needs no user interaction. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The supplied CVSS 4.0 score of 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N with full VC/VI/VA and subsequent-system SC/SI/SA all High) is grossly overstated and contradicts the description, which states 'local escalation of privilege' with 'no additional execution privileges needed.' A malicious app must already be installed and running on the device, so the true attack vector is Local (AV:L), not Network, and there is no evidence of any impact to a subsequent system (SC/SI/SA should be N). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the Android XR security patch level dated 2026-09-01 (or later) from the vendor advisory at source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/xr/2026/2026-09-01; the bulletin does not expose a discrete semantic fix version, so this is best described as a patch available per vendor advisory rather than an exact tagged release. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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