CVE-2026-92173 Meta Horizon OS - Privilege Escalation

Meta Horizon OS < 74.0.0.878.1682 contains a privilege escalation caused by MediaSyncJobReceiver sending privileged PendingIntent with com.oculus.vrshell CallerIdentity to arbitrary apps via NotificationListenerService, letting attackers impersonate privileged packages, exploit requires malicious app listening via NotificationListenerService.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.29% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
30 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-923

Vendor fix

Update to version 74.0.0.878.1682 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

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