CVE-2026-45520: High severity android vulnerability

Published Sep 8, 2026

Updated

In onAttach of BiometricsSettingsBase.java, there is a possible authentication bypass due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected Software

6 affected components

android

Google Android=14.0

Google Android=15.0

Google Android=16.0

Google Android=16.0-qpr2

Google Android=17.0

Event History

Sep 8, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·06:05 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·06:05 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Data Sourced

via NVD·07:17 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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