CVE•Published 2026-06-01•Modified 2026-06-02•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-0055Google · Android

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

6.2

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

Description

In createSessionInternal of PackageInstallerService.java, there is a possible to update a Device Policy Controller (DPC) into an invalid directory due to a path traversal error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Timeline

Published 2026-06-01

Modified 2026-06-02

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-0055

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · OS

os:"Android"

Hosts Shodan identified as running Android.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-0055

Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.

Censys

vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-0055