Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-0192 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-0192 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-0192?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.7, published 15 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Google Pixel Bootloader Prior to 2026-09-05 security patch.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-0192?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-05: Security patch level 2026-09-05 or later addresses this issue Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-0192 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-0192?
- Check whether you run Google Android or Google Pixel Bootloader at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a privilege escalation (EoP) flaw in the Bootloader component caused by a missing permission check. The attack vector is local, and the threat actor must already have system execution privileges to exploit it; no user interaction is required. The vulnerability was patched in Google Pixel devices with the 2026-09-05 security patch level or later, available since September 15, 2026. This is tracked as CVE-2026-0192 in the official Pixel Update Bulletin.
Affected products
- Google Pixel Bootloader Prior to 2026-09-05 security patch
Timeline
- 2026-09-15: published: Published in Pixel Update Bulletin—September 2026
- 2026-09-05: patched: Security patch level 2026-09-05 or later addresses this issue