# Google Pixel Patches Privilege Escalation Flaw

Published: 2026-08-05 · Severity: low · Sectors: technology
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/3bc77d1e-de6d-5e1e-870a-a7d26ef6d6f1/google-pixel-patches-privilege-escalation-flaw

> Google patched a Pixel vulnerability that could let an attacker gain elevated privileges on unpatched devices.

The French national cybersecurity agency (CERT-FR) issued an advisory covering vulnerabilities in Google Pixel devices that lack the August 5, 2026 security update. The primary tracked flaw, CVE-2026-0163, allows an attacker to achieve privilege escalation; the vendor did not specify additional details about a second security issue mentioned in the bulletin.

This is a routine vendor patch advisory with no indication of active exploitation in the wild. Affected Pixel users should apply the August 2026 security bulletin patches referenced by Google to remediate the issue.

## Mentioned in this report

- Vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-0163

Source reporting: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-0970

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