Is CVE-2026-49921 being actively exploited?

CVE-2026-49921 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-49921?

CVE-2026-49921 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2026-49921

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

In multiple locations, there is a possible memory safety issue due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-122
EPSS score: 0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2026-74013)
Published: September 8, 2026
NVD last modified: September 24, 2026
Status: Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2026-74013 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 8, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

google / android
google / android
google / android
google / android
google / android

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Google Pixel Devices on Android 15 - Google LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11545-2025 - active
Google Pixel Devices on Android 14 - Google LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11419-2024 - archived

References

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-09-01(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 26, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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