CVE-2026-55265 Denial of service in Android

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Android via an out-of-bounds read in PduParser without user interaction or privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-55265?

CVE-2026-55265 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In multiple functions of PduParser.java, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to a remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-55265?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2026-55265?

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-2026-55265 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55265 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-517377150, ASB-A-517377150, GHSA-4vm2-jjcf-2h53.

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