CVE-2026-92173: Meta Horizon OS privilege escalation via MediaSyncJobReceiver

CVE-2026-92173 · Severity: info · Published 2026-09-30

Meta Horizon OS, the operating system for Meta Quest virtual reality headsets, contains a vulnerability in MediaSyncJobReceiver that allows malicious apps to impersonate the system shell and gain elevated privileges. An attacker could trick the system into sending privileged authentication credentials to their app, enabling them to bypass security controls and impersonate trusted system components to perform unauthorized actions on the device.

Vendors: Meta Platforms.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-92173 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92173 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-92173?
Informational severity, published 30 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Meta Platforms Horizon OS before v74.0.0.878.1682.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-92173?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-92173 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-92173?
Check whether you run Meta Platforms Horizon OS 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 MediaSyncJobReceiver component in Meta Horizon OS prior to v74.0.0.878.1682 can be induced to send a privileged PendingIntent containing com.oculus.vrshell CallerIdentity to arbitrary applications listening via NotificationListenerService. This allows an attacker to impersonate the vrshell package and other similarly-signed packages, bypassing CallerIdentity-based authentication checks within the OS. The vulnerability requires local access and does not involve remote network exploitation.

Affected products

  • Meta Platforms Horizon OS before v74.0.0.878.1682

References

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