Description
Prior to v74.0.0.878.1682 of Meta Horizon OS, MediaSyncJobReceiver could be induced to send a privileged PendingIntent including a com.oculus.vrshell CallerIdentity to an arbitrary application listening via NotificationListenerService. That would allow the application to impersonate the com.oculus.vrshell package, as well as packages signed with the same key, towards any endpoint within the OS that uses CallerIdentity authentication.
Published: 2026-09-30
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Impersonation and privilege escalation via a privileged PendingIntent
Action: Apply patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A vulnerable component in Meta Horizon OS older0.878.1682 constructs a privileged PendingIntent that carries a caller identity belonging to the com.oculus.vrshell package. Because the system fails to properly restrict this operation, the intent can be delivered to any application that registers a NotificationListenerService, allowing that application to appear as the trusted com.oculus.vrshell or any package signed with the same key. This weakness aligns with CWE‑923 and enables an attacker to impersonate a trusted OS component and access any endpoint that uses CallerIdentity authentication, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and potentially availability of privileged actions.

Affected Systems

Meta Platforms, Inc:Meta Horizon OS, versions prior to v74.0.0.878.1682. The vulnerability is confined to this product family; no other vendors or products are affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.1 indicates critical severity, while the EPSS score of <1% suggests low overall exploit probability at present. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. An attacker would need to craft a malicious PendingIntent and have their application registered as a NotificationListenerService. Once the privileged intent reaches the listener, the app would be treated as the com.oculus.vrshell identity and could perform any CallerIdentity‑protected actions on the device.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 1, 2026 at 23:45 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Meta Horizon OS to v74.0.0.878.1682 or later to eliminate the vulnerable behavior
  • Restrict the use of NotificationListenerService to trusted system applications only
  • Apply CWE‑923 controls by enforcing strict caller identity and signature validation on any PendingIntent that could be received; reject intents that do not originate from the officially signed com.oculus.vrshell package

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 1, 2026 at 23:45 UTC.

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History

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privileged PendingIntent Allows CallerIdentity Impersonation in Meta Horizon OS

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privileged PendingIntent allows CallerIdentity impersonation in Meta Horizon OS
Weaknesses CWE-269

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-923
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Meta Platforms
Meta Platforms horizon Os
Vendors & Products Meta Platforms
Meta Platforms horizon Os

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privileged PendingIntent allows CallerIdentity impersonation in Meta Horizon OS
Weaknesses CWE-269

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Prior to v74.0.0.878.1682 of Meta Horizon OS, MediaSyncJobReceiver could be induced to send a privileged PendingIntent including a com.oculus.vrshell CallerIdentity to an arbitrary application listening via NotificationListenerService. That would allow the application to impersonate the com.oculus.vrshell package, as well as packages signed with the same key, towards any endpoint within the OS that uses CallerIdentity authentication.
References

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Meta Platforms Horizon Os
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Meta

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-01T18:56:04.855Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T17:32:03.673Z

Link: CVE-2026-92173

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T18:53:18.227Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T21:17:17.207

Modified: 2026-10-01T19:17:25.630

Link: CVE-2026-92173

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-02T00:00:15Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-923

    Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints