CVE-2026-0011
Local privilege escalation via Settings.java logic error; no user interaction required.
Is CVE-2026-0011 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-0011 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-0011?
CVE-2026-0011 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.4. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-0011?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-0011. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What should I do about CVE-2026-0011?
Patch when available; fix enableSystemPackageLPw logic and location access checks.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local privilege escalation; flaw in enableSystemPackageLPw allows caller to gain higher privileges without user interaction.
Patch when possible
- affected16-qpr2
- affected16
- affected15
- affected14
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.