CVE-2026-57042

HIGHPre-NVD 6.77.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-15. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.7; sources differ by 1.1.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In multiple functions of DreamPickerReceiver.kt, there is a possible permission bypass due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS v3
6.7
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 15, 2026

Last Modified

September 18, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Pixel Update Bulletin—September 2026  |  Android Open Source Project

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2026/2026-09-01

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-57042(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 25× in last 7d / 25× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 06:49 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 06:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 08:20 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-18 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 19:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-17 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-17 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 04:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 19:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-16 16:54 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.10
  13. 2026-09-16 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 15:26 UTCEG score recompute▼ 1.10
  15. 2026-09-16 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-16 15:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.7 · severity → MEDIUM
  17. 2026-09-16 14:25 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-16 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-16 13:28 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.80
  21. 2026-09-16 13:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-16 13:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  23. 2026-09-15 19:32 UTCNVD update
  24. 2026-09-15 18:38 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-15 18:37 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-57042?
CVE-2026-57042 is a high vulnerability published on September 15, 2026. In multiple functions of DreamPickerReceiver.kt, there is a possible permission bypass due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
When was CVE-2026-57042 disclosed?
CVE-2026-57042 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 15, 2026, with the most recent update on September 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-57042 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-57042 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 99.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-57042?
CVE-2026-57042 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.7 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-57042?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-57042, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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