Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2026-0073
Published: May 4, 2026 / Updated: August 31, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129551
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0073
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the adbd subcomponent. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the system and execute arbitrary shell commands on the system.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2026-0073
Install updates from vendor's website.
Google Android - addressed in versions 14 2026-05-01, 15 2026-05-01, 16-qpr2 2026-05-01, 16 2026-05-01
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #13021 - CVE-2026-0073-Android-adbd-authentication-bypass (Research on CVE-2026-0073. An auth bypass allowing any attacker with local network access to connect to an Android device with dev tools and wireless debugging or ADB-over-TCP enabled. Device needs to have (August 31, 2026)
- Exploit #12881 - CVE-2026-0073-Android-client-TLS-auth-bypass (August 6, 2026)
- Exploit #12746 - CVE-2026-0073 (May 22, 2026)
- Exploit #12739 - CVE-2026-0073-Android-ADBD-bypass-POC (May 22, 2026)