CVE-2026-28573: Denial of service in Google Android
CVE-2026-28573 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android versions 14 and 16 where a missing permission check in AndroidManifest.xml can cause a persistent local denial of service. Exploitation does not require user interaction or additional privileges.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a missing permission check in the AndroidManifest.xml file of Google Android, leading to a persistent denial of service condition. The flaw allows an attacker to cause a local denial of service without needing any execution privileges or user interaction. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 10.0, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability, and security requirements.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a persistent denial of service on affected Android devices (versions 14 and 16) locally without requiring privileges or user interaction. This could disrupt device availability but does not grant additional execution privileges or compromise confidentiality or integrity beyond the denial of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been published by Google as of now.
CVE-2026-28573: Denial of service in Google Android
Description
CVE-2026-28573 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android versions 14 and 16 where a missing permission check in AndroidManifest.xml can cause a persistent local denial of service. Exploitation does not require user interaction or additional privileges.
CVSS v4.0
Score 10.0critical
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a missing permission check in the AndroidManifest.xml file of Google Android, leading to a persistent denial of service condition. The flaw allows an attacker to cause a local denial of service without needing any execution privileges or user interaction. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 10.0, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability, and security requirements.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a persistent denial of service on affected Android devices (versions 14 and 16) locally without requiring privileges or user interaction. This could disrupt device availability but does not grant additional execution privileges or compromise confidentiality or integrity beyond the denial of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been published by Google as of now.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- google_android
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-02T19:10:53.531Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a339fe1f198dc38c15adc8a
Added to database: 6/18/2026, 7:36:01 AM
Last enriched: 6/18/2026, 7:49:56 AM
Last updated: 6/18/2026, 8:40:18 AM
Views: 9
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