CVE-2026-49933 is a vulnerability in Google Android
Published on October 5, 2026
In handle_le_monitor_device_event of msft.cc, there is a possible control-flow hijack in the privileged bluetooth process due to an uninitialized pointer dereference. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-49933 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Access of Uninitialized Pointer
The program accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-49933
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Affected Versions
Google Android:- Version 17 is affected.
- Version 16-qpr2 is affected.
- Version 16 is affected.