{"id":"CVE-2026-55266","title":"In qsort of libufdt_sysdeps_vendor.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to resource exhaustion","summary":"In qsort of libufdt_sysdeps_vendor.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-400"],"vendor":"Google","product":"Android","affected":["Android 17","Android 16-qpr2","Android 16","Android 15","Android 14"],"published":"2026-10-05","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T14:49:40.823","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55266","references":[{"url":"https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-10-01","label":"security@android.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-05T19:50:32.090382Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-05T19:30:59.986Z","slug":"CVE-2026-55266","body":"## Overview\n\nIn qsort of libufdt_sysdeps_vendor.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":216065,"id":"CVE-2026-55266","ts":1791232429310,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.8"},{"seq":216064,"id":"CVE-2026-55266","ts":1791232429310,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}