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Use a Pixel smartphone? Google just disclosed the existence of a bug that can access the data with no action from the user.

The Star MalaysiaCHLOE AIELLO2026-09-22 01:00查看原文 ↗

Google’s Pixel security bulletin notes that its latest software update patches 110 vulnerabilities, of which the zero-click modem bug is one. — Unsplash

Attention Pixel phone users: Google announced that it has discovered a bug that allows malicious actors to access smartphone data without any action from the device owner. Google disclosed in a Pixel security bulletin that there are indications that the high-severity bug “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.”

The bug, with the catchy name of CVE-2026-58704, was found in the modem of Pixel phones. The modem is a bit of hardware that allows a device to connect with cellular networks and upload and download data. In an entry published to the National Vulnerability Database, Google noted that the bug could lead to “remote (proximal/adjacent) escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.” Its bulletin also noted that “user interaction is not needed for exploitation.” That means the bug allows a malicious actor to break free of the modem environment to access data in the broader device, without any action from the victim.

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