EUVD-2026-78961
GHSA-3p2v-g86r-3rwm
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local vector and low complexity per description; PR:H because System execution privileges are explicitly required first; UI:N stated; C/I/A:H retained for memory-corruption EoP though generous given the attacker is already System.
Primary rating from Vendor (Google_Devices).
CVSS VectorVendor: Google_Devices
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In VPU, there is a possible shared memory overwrite due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
AnalysisAI
Local privilege escalation in Google Android's Video Processing Unit (VPU) component lets an attacker who already holds System-level execution privileges supply improperly validated input that overwrites shared memory, yielding high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact with no user interaction required. The flaw (CWE-20) affects Android/Pixel builds that predate the 2026-09-01 security patch level and is only reachable locally, not over a network. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires the attacker to already possess System execution privileges on the affected Android/Pixel device and to be able to reach the VPU (Video Processing Unit) component with attacker-controlled input; the flaw is an improper-input-validation shared-memory overwrite in that component. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | This is a genuine but constrained local privilege-escalation issue, not a top-tier priority. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
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| Remediation | The primary fix is to apply the vendor patch identified in the Android/Pixel security bulletin for 2026-09-01 at https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2026/2026-09-01, which raises the device security patch level to or above 2026-09-01; this is the only vendor-released remediation referenced in the available data, and no separate fix version string beyond that bulletin is provided, so patched builds should be confirmed against the bulletin rather than an invented version number. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Same weakness CWE-20 – Improper Input Validation
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