MediaProvider Race Condition Leads to Local File Exposure

Publication date: 2026-09-08

Last updated on: 2026-09-23

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

Description

In updateInternal of MediaProvider.java, there is a possible expose contents of files due to a race condition. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-08

Last Modified

2026-09-23

Generated

2026-09-29

AI Q&A

2026-09-09

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-27

NVD

CVE-2026-28671

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	17.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-367	The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a race condition in the MediaProvider.java file's updateInternal function. It allows the contents of files to be exposed due to improper handling of concurrent operations. Exploitation requires no special permissions or user interaction.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to read sensitive files on your device. Since no extra permissions are needed, any app or process could potentially access private data stored by MediaProvider.

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