Emergency Call Bypass in Android CallIntentProcessor

Publication date: 2026-06-01

Last updated on: 2026-06-03

Assigner: Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)

Description

In fixInitiatingUserIfNecessary of CallIntentProcessor.java, there is a possible way to make an emergency call due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local with null execution privileges needed. User interaction is null for exploitation.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-01

Last Modified

2026-06-03

Generated

2026-07-12

AI Q&A

2026-06-02

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-11

NVD

CVE-2026-28581

EUVD

EUVD-2026-33814

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	android	14.0
google	android	15.0
google	android	16.0
google	android	16.0
google	android	16.0
google	android	16.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-476	The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the fixInitiatingUserIfNecessary method of the CallIntentProcessor.java file. Due to a logic error in the code, it is possible to make an emergency call without the necessary execution privileges. Exploiting this vulnerability does not require any user interaction.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow unauthorized local execution of emergency calls without proper privileges. This could potentially lead to misuse of emergency call functionality on the affected device.

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