What is CVE-2026-0042?

CVE-2026-0042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-0042?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2026-0042

In multiple functions of ubsan_throwing_runtime.cpp, there is a possible persistent denial of service due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2026-06-01 · last modified 2026-07-22.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 15.0, 14.0, 15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-06-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0042?: CVE-2026-0042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-0042?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.