CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-58936 google android: Use After Free
Critical (9.8) in google android. EPSS 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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In png_set_tRNS of pngset.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use-after-free. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.3% (unchanged from 0.3% a week ago) estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 24th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-04. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-416 Use After Free
- Published
- Modified
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
Versions
From the NVD's CPE matches.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| google:android | 14.0 |
| google:android | 15.0 |
| google:android | 16.0 |
| google:android | 16.0:qpr2 |
| google:android | 17.0 |
Fix and patched versions
- Vendor advisory: https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-11-01