CVE-2026-28575 Denial of service in Android
A logic error in Android's PackageInstaller allows local attackers to cause memory exhaustion and denial of service without user interaction or special privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-28575?
CVE-2026-28575 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 17 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In PackageInstaller.Session#transfer of frameworks/base/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java, there is a possible memory exhaustion attack due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28575?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2026-28575?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28575 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-28575 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28575 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-689p-ppgm-x7pf.