Affects Google Android, a widely deployed mobile OS; local LPE without user interaction can enable device takeover and corporate mobile fleet compromise.
CVE-2026-56914
Android use-after-free allows local privilege escalation without user interaction.
Is CVE-2026-56914 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-56914 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.
How severe is CVE-2026-56914?
CVE-2026-56914 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-2026-56914?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-56914. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-56914 affect?
CVE-2026-56914 affects Google Android. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-56914?
Apply Android security updates from vendor immediately; remove untrusted apps and reboot devices.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local privilege escalation via use-after-free: attackers or malicious apps can gain elevated (potentially root) privileges on affected devices.
Immediate action required
- affectedAndroid kernel
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.