CVE-2026-0163

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-04. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

In multiple functions of vpu_ioctl.c, there is a possible use after free due to a use after free. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
75(Track)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: 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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 4, 2026

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Pixel Update Bulletin—August 2026  |  Android Open Source Project

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2026/2026-08-01

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-0163(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 54× in last 7d / 128× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 128 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-20 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-20 07:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 03:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 19:06 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-19 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 10:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 06:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-18 18:17 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-18 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-18 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-18 09:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 05:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-18 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 20:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-17 16:32 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-17 16:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-17 12:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-17 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 04:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 00:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-16 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-16 15:53 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-16 15:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-16 11:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-16 07:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-16 03:37 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-16 03:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-15 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-08-15 03:07 UTCEG score recompute
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  18. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-14 23:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-08-13 22:29 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-13 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-13 18:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-08-12 17:54 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-12 17:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-12 13:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-12 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-12 05:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-12 01:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-11 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-11 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-11 17:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-11 13:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-11 09:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-11 05:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-11 00:58 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-11 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-10 20:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-10 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-10 12:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  56. 2026-08-10 00:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-09 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-09 16:18 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-09 16:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-08-09 12:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-09 08:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-09 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-08 23:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-08 19:53 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-08-08 19:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-08-08 15:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-08 11:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-08-08 07:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-08 03:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-07 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-07 19:22 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-07 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-07 15:17 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCsentinel-aidefense/CVE-2026-0163-EXP
    First seen Aug 6, 2026

    CVE-2026-0163 Exploit

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-0163?
CVE-2026-0163 is a critical vulnerability published on August 4, 2026. In multiple functions of vpu_ioctl.c, there is a possible use after free due to a use after free. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
When was CVE-2026-0163 disclosed?
CVE-2026-0163 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 4, 2026, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-0163 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-0163 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 74.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-0163?
CVE-2026-0163 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-0163?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-0163, 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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