CVE-2026-28617 Denial of service in Android
A local attacker can cause persistent denial of service in Android via resource exhaustion in Wi-Fi network suggestions, requiring no user interaction or privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-28617?
CVE-2026-28617 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In add of WifiNetworkSuggestionsManager.java, there is a possible persistent DOS due to resource exhaustion. 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-2026-28617?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2026-28617?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2026-28617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as A-498792914, ASB-A-498792914, GHSA-7676-5687-66hg.