Google Android Connection Listener UssiController.cpp SendInfo use after free

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A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as very critical. This impacts the function SendInfo of the file UssiController.cpp of the component Connection Listener. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-59626. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Google Android (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects the function SendInfo of the file UssiController.cpp of the component Connection Listener. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In SendInfo of UssiController.cpp, there is a possible way to corrupt memory via a dangling connection listener pointer 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.

The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-59626 since 07/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/10/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Google

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• Android

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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