Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Android by Google

CVE-2026-58716

What is CVE-2026-58716?

A race condition vulnerability exists in multiple locations of the Google Android operating system, which can potentially lead to local privilege escalation. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit the time-of-check to time-of-use gap, thereby executing unauthorized actions with elevated system privileges. Importantly, this vulnerability does not require any user interaction for exploitation, making it a significant security concern for users of affected Android versions.

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