CVE-2026-0011 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Frameworks Base

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism FailureCWE-703 — Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional ConditionsCWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference8 documents6 sources
Severity
8.4HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Platform Frameworks BaseGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedMar 2
Latest updateMar 12

Description

In enableSystemPackageLPw of Settings.java, there is a possible way to prevent location access from working due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.5 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Androidplatform/frameworks_base16-qpr2-next:0 — 16-qpr2-next:2026-03-01+4
▶CVEListV5google/android4 versions+3
▶NVDgoogle/android14.0, 15.0, 16.0+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-xwh6-73x9-c38w: In enableSystemPackageLPw of Settings↗2026-03-02
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CVEList
CVE-2026-0011: In enableSystemPackageLPw of Settings↗2026-03-02
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OSV
CVE-2026-0011: In enableSystemPackageLPw of Settings↗2026-03-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
vim: NFA regex engine NULL pointer dereference↗2026-03-12
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-0011 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-0011 — Protection Mechanism Failure | cvebase