CVE-2026-49933

In handle_le_monitor_device_event of msft.cc, there is a possible control-flow hijack in the privileged bluetooth process due to an uninitialized pointer dereference. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-10-01	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:16.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:16.0:qpr2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:17.0:-::::::

History

07 Oct 2026, 13:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:google:android:16.0:qpr2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:google:android:16.0:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:google:android:17.0:-::::::
References	~~() https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-10-01 -~~	() https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-10-01 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Google Google android

05 Oct 2026, 20:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
CWE		CWE-824

05 Oct 2026, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-05 19:17

Updated : 2026-10-07 13:14

NVD link : CVE-2026-49933

Mitre link : CVE-2026-49933

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-49933

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

android

CWE

CWE-824

Access of Uninitialized Pointer

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