CVE-2026-58859 Denial of service in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

An uncaught exception in Android allows local attackers to cause denial of service and escalate privileges without user interaction.

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-2026-58859?

CVE-2026-58859 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In multiple places, there is a possible denial of service due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-248

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-58859?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2026-58859?

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-2026-58859 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-58859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-517377722, ASB-A-517377722, GHSA-vqr4-494j-qf85.

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