CVE-2026-56915: Elevation of privilege in Google Android
In bigo_worker_thread of bigo.c, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a race condition in the bigo_worker_thread function within the bigo.c source file of Google Android. The race condition may be exploited locally to escalate privileges to System level without requiring user interaction. No further technical details or exploitation methods are provided in the source data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker to gain elevated System execution privileges on an affected Android device, potentially enabling unauthorized control or access to sensitive system functions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
CVE-2026-56915: Elevation of privilege in Google Android
Description
In bigo_worker_thread of bigo.c, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.4medium
Affected software
Android
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a race condition in the bigo_worker_thread function within the bigo.c source file of Google Android. The race condition may be exploited locally to escalate privileges to System level without requiring user interaction. No further technical details or exploitation methods are provided in the source data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker to gain elevated System execution privileges on an affected Android device, potentially enabling unauthorized control or access to sensitive system functions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Google_Devices
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-23T16:08:36.835Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa992c655bf5e2cf53bfaf5
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 18:47:34 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 19:31:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 03:18:14 UTC
Views: 8
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