{"id":"CVE-2026-55301","title":"In Wave6VpuDecFlush of wave6.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to a missing bounds check","summary":"In Wave6VpuDecFlush of wave6.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for ex…","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-120","CWE-787"],"vendor":"google","product":"android","affected":["android"],"published":"2026-09-15","updated":"2026-09-21","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-21T17:20:50.407","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55301","references":[{"url":"https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2026/2026-09-01","label":"dsap-vuln-management@google.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00077,"epssPercentile":0.0014,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-16T16:11:10.125809Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-15T18:41:59.173Z","slug":"CVE-2026-55301","body":"## Overview\n\nIn Wave6VpuDecFlush of wave6.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `android`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":205583,"id":"CVE-2026-55301","ts":1789578062267,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"8.4"},{"seq":205582,"id":"CVE-2026-55301","ts":1789578062267,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}