What is CVE-2026-0006?

CVE-2026-0006 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2026-0006?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-0006 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2026-0006

In multiple locations, there is a possible out of bounds read and write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 16, 16.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Public proof-of-concept exploits

mobilehackinglab/CVE-2026-0006-openapv-poc

References

security@android.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0006?: CVE-2026-0006 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-0006?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-0006 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.