Affects Android OS with DPC; could disrupt enterprise mobility across industries; widely deployed.
CVE-2026-0068
Local privilege escalation via PackageInstallerService; uninstall DPC without consent.
Is CVE-2026-0068 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-0068 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 0.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-0068?
CVE-2026-0068 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 10.0. 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-2026-0068?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-0068. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-0068 affect?
CVE-2026-0068 affects Android OS (Device Policy Controller), Managed/mobile devices. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-0068?
Apply OS update when available; enable automatic updates; verify DPC integrity.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Uninstall DPC on managed devices without consent, enabling local privilege escalation.
Patch when possible
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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.