CVE-2026-0112
Published: 10 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-0112 is a high-severity Race Condition (CWE-362) vulnerability in Google Android. Its CVSS base score is 7.4 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 0.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.
Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Direct local privilege escalation via kernel use-after-free/race condition in Android driver (vpu_ioctl).
NVD Description
In vpu_open_inst of vpu_ioctl.c, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-0112 is a use-after-free vulnerability stemming from a race condition in the vpu_open_inst function of vpu_ioctl.c. This flaw affects the Android operating system, as documented in the Android Security Bulletin and Pixel Security Bulletin for March 2026. It is associated with CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')) and CWE-416 (Use After Free), and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.4 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
A local attacker requires no additional execution privileges to exploit this vulnerability, which does not necessitate user interaction. Due to the race condition, exploitation demands high attack complexity, but success enables local escalation of privilege with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The Android Security Bulletin (https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-03-01) and Pixel Security Bulletin (https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2026/2026-03-01) provide details on patches addressing this issue, which security practitioners should apply to vulnerable Android and Pixel devices.
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