android security

Google began rolling out Android 17 on June 16, 2026, with headline user-facing changes including floating app “Bubbles,” a larger-screen bubble bar, and a foldable gaming mode that splits the screen between gameplay and a dynamic controller layout. The update is not merely another Android...

Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-42835 on June 9, 2026, as an Important Microsoft Teams for Android information disclosure vulnerability that can allow an authenticated attacker to expose sensitive information over a network without requiring the victim to click, tap, or approve anything. The bug is...

Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-42835 on June 9, 2026, as a high-severity Microsoft Teams for Android information-disclosure vulnerability affecting versions from 1.0.0 before build 1.0.76.2026111302, with a Microsoft-provided fix now available through Google Play. The bug is not a Windows kernel...

CVE-2026-11295 is a newly published Google Chrome for Android WebView vulnerability, disclosed on June 4, 2026 and patched before version 149.0.7827.53, that could let a remote attacker escalate privileges if a user opened a crafted HTML page. The oddity is not that Chrome had another bug...

Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-42835 on June 9, 2026, as a high-severity Microsoft Teams for Android information disclosure vulnerability that can let an authorized attacker disclose information over a network through an injection weakness in the app. The headline is not that Teams for Android...

Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-45650 on June 9, 2026, as an Important-severity spoofing flaw in Microsoft Bing Search for Android, fixed in build 33.3, where a crafted URL could cause user-interface misrepresentation and expose limited sensitive information after user interaction. That is a small...

An attacker could exploit CVE-2026-35429 over the network by hosting a maliciously crafted website and persuading a Microsoft Edge for Android user to open it, where the browser’s interface could misrepresent critical information and enable spoofing without requiring authentication or local...

On June 2, 2026, CISA added CVE-2022-0492, a Linux kernel cgroups privilege-escalation flaw, and CVE-2025-48595, an Android Framework integer-overflow flaw, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog after determining both are being exploited in the wild. That terse federal alert is more...

On May 12, 2026, Microsoft published CVE-2026-41102, an Important-rated spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint for Android caused by improper access control, with an official fix delivered through the Google Play Store as build 16.0.19822.20190 and customer action marked as required. The...

Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2026-41100 as a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot for Android, with the advisory appearing in the Microsoft Security Response Center update guide on May 12, 2026, and with public detail currently centered on the vulnerability’s existence rather than a...

Google is quietly turning Android into one of the first mainstream mobile platforms to prepare for the post-quantum era at the operating-system, developer, and app-distribution levels all at once. The company’s new timeline points to a 2029 migration plan, but the real story is that the...

A logic error in the Android kernel’s mem_protect.c functions can let a local, unprivileged process cause arbitrary code execution in kernel context — giving an attacker a direct elevation to system privileges without any user interaction or extra execution rights. (nvd.nist.gov) Background /...

CISA has added two actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog — a Qualcomm graphics integer‑overflow affecting many Android devices (CVE‑2026‑21385) and a command‑injection flaw in VMware Aria Operations tracked as CVE‑2026‑22719 — forcing federal...

Microsoft has assigned CVE‑2025‑60722 to an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting OneDrive for Android; the vendor entry in Microsoft’s Security Update Guide confirms the record while public technical details remain sparse, leaving security teams to treat the issue as a priority for...

CVE-2025-49736 — Microsoft Edge (Chromium) for Android: UI‑spoofing / “UI performs the wrong action” vulnerability A deep-dive explainer, impact assessment, and practical mitigation checklist Summary Microsoft’s Security Update Guide lists CVE‑2025‑49736 as affecting Microsoft Edge...

Android has evolved into a robust, feature-rich mobile operating system, seamlessly powering billions of smartphones and tablets worldwide. Yet as our devices converge and workflows blur the lines between platforms, the demand to run Android apps natively on desktops—especially on Windows 11...

The rise of Agentic AI Assistants—powerful digital agents that can perceive, interpret, and act on behalf of users—has revolutionized the mobile landscape, ushering in an unprecedented era of convenience, productivity, and automation. Yet, with every technological advance comes an accompanying...

Cloudflare, a leading provider of web infrastructure and security services, recently experienced a significant outage that disrupted numerous websites and online services. The company has confirmed that this incident was not the result of a cyberattack but rather stemmed from an internal network...

As Microsoft’s ambitious push to bring Android apps natively to Windows 11 draws to a close, the landscape for running mobile applications on desktop PCs is once again shifting. The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) has reached its official end of support, culminating in the removal of the...

As privacy concerns dominate discussions around mobile browsing, Mozilla’s Firefox for Android is once again sharpening its focus on user protection. The upcoming update to Firefox for Android will introduce a long-awaited feature: the ability to lock private browsing tabs behind a screen lock...