High · 7.8 CVE-2026-45520 EUVD-2026-73999GHSA-865v-fr92-gm37

In onAttach of BiometricsSettingsBase.java, there is a possible authentication bypass due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local es…

Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026 · Assigned by google_android

Vendor: Google Product: Android Platform: Android

Description

In onAttach of BiometricsSettingsBase.java, there is a possible authentication bypass due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
Google	Android	17, 16-qpr2, 16, 15, 14	—

Advisories 1

WID-SEC-2026-3251 Android Patchday September 2026: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 25, 2026

References

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-09-01