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CISA added actively exploited zero-click Pixel modem flaw CVE-2026-58704 to its KEV catalog, giving federal agencies three days to patch.

Google disclosed CVE-2026-58704, a high-severity improper authorization flaw in Pixel phones' cellular modems that bypasses permission checks and escalates privileges with no user interaction, noting limited, targeted exploitation. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a September 19 deadline for federal agencies. Such zero-click modem bugs are a frequent vector for commercial spyware. The Register also notes two recently KEV-listed Chromium V8 flaws, CVE-2026-85046 and CVE-2026-87491, which Proofpoint says four espionage groups chained in intrusions.

Google says some Pixel phone owners were hacked in zero-day attacks

Google patched CVE-2026-58704, a zero-click Pixel modem privilege-escalation zero-day exploited in limited, targeted attacks.

Google disclosed that a vulnerability in Pixel smartphones' modem software, tracked as CVE-2026-58704, was exploited in limited and targeted cyberattacks and has now been patched. Exploitation could allow an attacker to escape the modem sandbox and escalate privileges to access broader phone data. The bug can be exploited silently with zero user interaction. Google did not attribute the activity, though such modem bugs are commonly abused by surveillance vendors selling spyware to governments.

TechCrunch · Securityupdated · 46m agofirst · 3h agoExploit / PoC in the wild 8 sourcesCVE-2026-58704

Google Patches Pixel Modem Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Google patched Pixel modem zero-day CVE-2026-58704 (CVSS 8.0), exploited in limited targeted attacks, enabling adjacent privilege escalation without user interaction.

Google's September 2026 Pixel security update fixes CVE-2026-58704, a CVSS 8.0 permission bypass caused by a logic error in the cellular modem, allowing remote (proximal/adjacent) elevation of privilege with no user interaction or additional privileges. Google confirms indications of limited, targeted exploitation in the wild but provides no attribution, target count, or attack objectives. The modem location is significant because it operates below much of the Android application security model. The bulletin also patches multiple critical RCE flaws in IMS, libpixelimsmedia, VPU, modem, telephone and BigOcean components, with the 2026-09-05 patch level protecting devices.

Security Affairsupdated · 46m agofirst · 4h agoExploit / PoC in the wild 8 sourcesCVE-2026-58704

Pixel Modem Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Google patched Pixel modem zero-day CVE-2026-58704, a zero-click permission bypass enabling remote privilege escalation, exploited in targeted attacks.

CVE-2026-58704 is a high-severity logic error in the Pixel cellular modem allowing remote (proximal/adjacent) escalation of privilege with no user interaction or additional execution privileges. Google reports limited, targeted exploitation but has not attributed it; the zero-click modem nature suggests commercial spyware or state-sponsored actors. The September Pixel update also fixes more than 100 other Pixel-specific vulnerabilities, nearly 50 of them critical, enabling RCE or privilege escalation.

SecurityWeekupdated · 46m agofirst · 5h agoExploit / PoC in the wild 8 sourcesCVE-2026-58704

Google Patches Pixel Modem Flaw Amid Signs of Limited Targeted Exploitation

Google's September Pixel update patches CVE-2026-58704, a high-severity cellular modem privilege escalation flaw showing signs of limited targeted exploitation.

Google disclosed CVE-2026-58704 (CVSS 8.0), a privilege escalation flaw in the Pixel Cellular Modem caused by a logic error permitting proximal/adjacent privilege escalation with no user interaction or extra privileges needed. Google acknowledged indications the flaw may be under limited, targeted exploitation but did not identify the threat actor. The September 2026 Pixel update fixes 109 additional flaws, including 46 critical-severity issues in components such as BigOcean, Bootloader, IMS, and Trusted Execution Environment, plus two high-severity kernel privilege escalation bugs (CVE-2026-56914, CVE-2026-58773). Security patch level 2026-09-05 or later resolves all identified flaws.

The Hacker Newsupdated · 46m agofirst · 7h agoExploit / PoC in the wild 8 sourcesCVE-2026-58704CVE-2026-56914CVE-2026-58773+1 CVEs

Google Pixel owners urged to patch actively exploited modem flaw

Google's September 2026 Pixel bulletin fixes 110 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-58704, a modem permission bypass under limited targeted exploitation enabling remote privilege escalation.

Google released the September 2026 Pixel Update Bulletin addressing 110 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-58704, a high-severity logic error in the cellular modem that allows remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges or user interaction required. Google says there are indications the flaw may be under limited, targeted exploitation; attackers need adjacent network access and some existing foothold on the device, which the bulletin does not explain how to obtain. The fix ships at the 2026-09-05 patch level and appears only in the Pixel-specific bulletin, so other Android vendors do not receive this specific fix.

Malwarebytes Labsupdated · 46m agofirst · 8h agoExploit / PoC in the wild 8 sourcesCVE-2026-58704

Android 0-day Vulnerability on Google Pixel Devices Actively Exploited in Attacks

Google patched CVE-2026-58704, an actively exploited Android zero-day allowing proximal privilege escalation via the Pixel cellular modem, urging the 2026-09-05 patch.

Google confirmed CVE-2026-58704, a high-severity elevation-of-privilege flaw in the Pixel cellular modem, is being exploited in limited, targeted attacks and shipped emergency fixes in the September 2026 Pixel Update Bulletin. The low-complexity bug requires no user interaction and enables proximal/adjacent privilege escalation with no additional execution privileges, phrasing Google has historically used for spyware-vendor and state-aligned zero-days. The Pixel bulletin patches 110 flaws including 12 critical RCEs, while the broader September Android update addressed roughly 180 vulnerabilities, including Wi-Fi memory-corruption bug CVE-2026-28662.

Cyber Security Newsupdated · 46m agofirst · 9h agoExploit / PoC in the wild 8 sourcesCVE-2026-58704CVE-2026-28662

Google fixes actively exploited Android zero-day on Pixel devices

Google patched 110 Pixel flaws including CVE-2026-58704, a modem privilege-escalation zero-day under limited targeted exploitation.

Google's September 2026 Pixel security update fixes 110 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-58704, a high-severity zero-day in the Cellular Modem subcomponent that Google says is under limited, targeted exploitation. The improper-authorization flaw lets attackers with adjacent network access and basic privileges escalate privileges without user interaction. The bulletin also includes 12 remote code execution and 89 privilege escalation flaws rated critical or high severity.

BleepingComputerupdated · 46m agofirst · 11h agoExploit / PoC in the wild 8 sourcesCVE-2026-58704CVE-2025-48595

Get closer to the game with Gemini and Pixel

Google's Gemini and Pixel partner with five global football clubs to add AI-powered features to the matchday fan experience.

Google announced partnerships between its Gemini AI and Pixel smartphone lines and five global football clubs. The collaboration aims to elevate the fan matchday experience through AI and smartphone technology. The announcement is primarily a consumer marketing effort rather than a security-relevant development.

Google · AI · Aug 17, 2026AI industry

Related CVEs

  • Permission Bypass in Google Pixel Cellular Modem Allows Proximal Privilege Escalation
    A logic error in the cellular modem component causes an improper authorization check (CWE-285/CWE-693), allowing a permission bypass. An attacker who already has low privileges and is on an adjacent network (proximal, e.g., a hostile local or cellular-adjacent network) can trigger the flaw without any user interaction, and successful exploitation yields remote escalation of privilege with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS 3.1 base score 8.0). The flaw was assigned through Google's device security CNA ([email protected]), consistent with modem firmware shipped in Google Pixel-class devices; specific affected firmware versions were not provided in the source data. No public proof-of-concept is known, the issue is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and there is no evidence of exploitation in the wild. Defenders should treat this as a patch-on-next-bulletin item unless devices operate in high-risk adjacent-network environments.
    · Google Cellular Modem (modem firmware on Google Pixel-class devices, per assigning CNA) KEVmass
  • Integer Overflow Local Privilege Escalation in Android Framework
    CVE-2025-48595 is an integer overflow (CWE-190) in the Android Framework, present in multiple locations, that can be triggered by code already running locally on the device with no additional execution privileges and no user interaction required. A local attacker, such as a malicious or compromised app, who triggers the overflow can achieve code execution with elevated privileges, yielding a local escalation of privilege with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS 3.1: 8.4, local attack vector). The flaw affects the Android Framework component of Google's Android operating system, so it applies broadly across the Android device ecosystem; specific affected version ranges were not published in the available data. Google fixed the flaw in its June 2026 Android security update, which patched 124 flaws overall, and CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-06-02, with news coverage confirming it is being actively exploited in the wild. No public proof-of-concept is known, but confirmed in-the-wild exploitation makes patching urgent.
    · Google Android KEVmass
  • Actively Exploited V8 Type Confusion in Google Chrome (CVE-2026-85046)
    Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.82 contain a type confusion flaw (CWE-843) in the V8 JavaScript engine, which mishandles object types during engine operations (public proof-of-concept writeups indicate it is reachable through array sorting and WebAssembly-related code paths). A remote attacker triggers the flaw simply by getting a user to open a crafted HTML page, with no privileges or authentication required. Successful exploitation lets the attacker execute arbitrary code inside the browser's sandbox, and public reporting shows it being chained with Windows zero-days (the 'BlueMoon' exploit kit) by Chinese espionage groups for broader compromise. Any user of an unpatched Chrome or another build embedding the affected V8 engine is exposed. The vulnerability is a zero-day that was actively exploited in the wild before patching, was added to CISA's KEV on 2026-09-04, and has five public proof-of-concept references.
    · Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 · Google Chromium V8 V8 engine versions bundled with Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 KEV PoC ×5mass
  • Actively Exploited Out-of-Bounds Write in Google Chrome V8
    CVE-2026-87491 is an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) in the V8 JavaScript engine in Google Chrome, fixed in Chrome 153.0.8010.36, which Google shipped alongside roughly 230 other security fixes. An attacker can trigger the flaw remotely by luring a user (user interaction required) into opening a crafted HTML page that corrupts memory in V8. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the Chrome browser sandbox, which constrains but does not eliminate the impact. All Google Chrome users running versions prior to 153.0.8010.36 are affected; because the flaw resides in V8, CISA tracks it as 'Google Chromium V8', and other Chromium-based browsers may inherit the fix in their own updates. The flaw is being actively exploited in the wild — it is the seventh actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026 and was added to CISA's KEV catalog on 2026-09-09 — though no public proof-of-concept is known and ransomware use is unknown.
    · Google Chrome (V8 JavaScript engine; tracked by CISA as 'Google Chromium V8') prior to 153.0.8010.36 KEVmass
  • Use-After-Free in Google Pixel Modem Enables Local Privilege Escalation
    CVE-2026-56914 is a use-after-free condition caused by improper locking in multiple code locations in the modem component of Google Pixel smartphones, per Google's security bulletin coverage. An attacker can trigger the freed-memory race condition without needing any user interaction and without holding additional execution privileges. Successful exploitation yields local escalation of privilege on the affected device. All Pixel devices running firmware that predates Google's fix are potentially affected, with the specific impacted models and build numbers not enumerated in the available data. There is no public proof-of-concept and the flaw is not in CISA's KEV catalog, but Google's patch release is accompanied by reports of signs of limited, targeted exploitation.
    · Google Pixel smartphones (modem component)mass
  • Heap Buffer Overflow in Android Wi-Fi Direct (P2P) Provisioning Discovery Enables Nearby RCE
    CVE-2026-28662 is a heap buffer overflow causing an out-of-bounds write in p2p_process_prov_disc_bootstrap_req in p2p_pd.c, the code that handles Wi-Fi P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) provisioning discovery bootstrap requests in Android's Wi-Fi stack. It is triggered when a nearby attacker sends a crafted bootstrap request over the air while the device's Wi-Fi is enabled; no user interaction or privileges are required. Successful exploitation yields remote (proximal/adjacent) code execution, meaning anyone within Wi-Fi radio range could run code on the device. Android devices running software prior to the September 2026 Android Security Update are affected. Exploitation is not currently observed: there is no public proof-of-concept, it is not in CISA's KEV, and EPSS puts 30-day exploitation probability at about 0.1%.
    · Google / Android (CNA: [email protected]) Android OS Wi-Fi P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) stack, p2p_process_prov_disc_bootstrap_req in p2p_pd.cmass
  • Out-of-Bounds Write in Google Pixel Modem Link Driver Enables Local Privilege Escalation
    CVE-2026-58773 is an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) in link_load_gnss_image of link_device.c, the modem link device driver in the Android kernel used on Google Pixel phones, where a missing bounds check allows memory corruption when a GNSS image is loaded. To trigger it, an attacker must already have System-level code execution on the device; no user interaction is required. Successful exploitation corrupts memory outside the intended bounds and can yield local escalation of privilege, effectively moving an attacker from System context to higher (kernel-level) privileges. The flaw affects Google Pixel devices running the affected modem link driver, so exposure is limited to attackers who have already compromised a device or an app with System privileges. No public proof-of-concept exists and the bug is not in CISA KEV, but reporting indicates signs of limited, targeted exploitation, so it should be treated as exploited in the wild.
    · Google Pixel smartphones - Android kernel modem link device driver (link_device.c, link_load_gnss_image; Tensor/Exynos-modem Pimass

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