CVE-2026-0069: Denial of service in Google Android
CVE-2026-0069 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Android 14 where the verifySignature function in ApkChecksums. java can be exploited to cause a crash via resource exhaustion. This leads to a local denial of service without requiring user interaction or elevated privileges.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability exists in the verifySignature method of ApkChecksums.java in Android 14. An attacker with local access can trigger resource exhaustion that causes the process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition. No additional execution privileges or user interaction are necessary for exploitation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity impact focused solely on availability (denial of service). There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a local denial of service by crashing the affected process due to resource exhaustion. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, and no elevated privileges are required. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and is limited to Android 14.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been published by Google at this time.
CVE-2026-0069: Denial of service in Google Android
Description
CVE-2026-0069 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Android 14 where the verifySignature function in ApkChecksums. java can be exploited to cause a crash via resource exhaustion. This leads to a local denial of service without requiring user interaction or elevated privileges.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability exists in the verifySignature method of ApkChecksums.java in Android 14. An attacker with local access can trigger resource exhaustion that causes the process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition. No additional execution privileges or user interaction are necessary for exploitation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity impact focused solely on availability (denial of service). There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a local denial of service by crashing the affected process due to resource exhaustion. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, and no elevated privileges are required. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and is limited to Android 14.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been published by Google at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- google_android
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-15T15:40:51.960Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a1e1a65e29bf47b50592c83
Added to database: 6/1/2026, 11:48:53 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 12:03:57 AM
Last updated: 6/2/2026, 2:28:21 AM
Views: 5
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