Local Escalation of Privilege Vulnerability in Android Keychain Access
CVE-2026-0094

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-0094?

The vulnerability in Android's KeyChainActivity allows for potential exploitation that could trick users into granting access to sensitive certificates. The issue arises from misleading or insufficient user interface elements that may cause users to mistakenly approve such access. Importantly, no additional execution privileges are needed for this exploit to take effect, and it does not require user interaction, posing a significant security risk to affected systems.

Affected Version(s)

Android 16-qpr2

Android 16

Android 15

References

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/20...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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