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title: "CVE-2026-92172: Meta Horizon OS - Privilege Escalation"
description: "Meta Horizon OS < 66.0.0.733.524 contains a privilege escalation caused by OVRMediaService sending privileged PendingIntent with com.oculus.horizon CallerIdentity to arbitrary apps via broadcast receiver, letting attackers impersonate com.oculus.horizon package, exploit requires app registering for com.oculus.systemactivities.SCREENSHOT."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92172/
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# CVE-2026-92172 Meta Horizon OS - Privilege Escalation

Meta Horizon OS < 66.0.0.733.524 contains a privilege escalation caused by OVRMediaService sending privileged PendingIntent with com.oculus.horizon CallerIdentity to arbitrary apps via broadcast receiver, letting attackers impersonate com.oculus.horizon package, exploit requires app registering for com.oculus.systemactivities.SCREENSHOT.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.29% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92172)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

30 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-923](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/923.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 66.0.0.733.524 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92172](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92172)
- [https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-92172](https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-92172)

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