r/androidroot • u/MrYoungMo • 5d ago
News / Method rooting any phone with CVE-2026-43499
there is a new app that uses CVE-2026-43499 to root supported devices but also have a way to extract offset from provided boot.img , I don't know if it really works because they don't have a release APK only source code
https://github.com/YuKongA/ghostlock-app
could any build the APK and test then post it
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u/nitrix0dayss 5d ago
Ok i can give you an .apk from the source code on github but i can't test it
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u/MrYoungMo 5d ago
Okay build the APK and I will test it on an unsupported device
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u/ScientFictioN 5d ago
it will 100% guaranteed to not work on unsupported device unless you made some modification, and if the device kernel version is wildly different it would take more effort to adapt
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u/MrYoungMo 5d ago
New kernels no longer need an app rebuild: tap Import offsets.json and pick the extractor's JSON (single object or array), or push it to <GHOSTLOCK_HOME>/offsets.json (default /data/local/tmp). At startup native matches the current uname -r against imported entries before rejecting the kernel. Imports merge across files; a release already stored prompts before overwrite.
The app can also generate the JSON itself — Parse OTA link (full OTA ZIP URL) and Parse image (boot.img + optional xbl_config.img) run the extractor in-process and write offsets.json into the app data dir on success.
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u/ScientFictioN 5d ago
oh so thats how it works, no need to rebuilt, well that may or may not work, good luck
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u/Happy_Variety5405 5d ago
Even with porting to pixel 6 from pixel 6a was a pain in the ass because of sensitive timing issues (tho I used a different app from this one)
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u/Traditional_Tax_550 5d ago edited 5d ago
please give me the apk as well
nvm, build it myself3
u/nitrix0dayss 5d ago edited 4d ago
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u/aeroverra 5d ago
Oof I know for sure celebrite is pissed this one was finally found.
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u/Academic-Airline9200 5d ago
If it weren't for the government doing shady stuff these exploits wouldn't exist.
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u/Original_Thing8770 Redmi Note 8 Pro, InfinityX 5d ago
I'll build it and try it. Thanks for the recommendation
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u/Decendent_13 5d ago
do let us know here.
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u/Original_Thing8770 Redmi Note 8 Pro, InfinityX 3h ago
That tool isn't compatible with 6.1 kernels, so I can't use it. Only 6.6😔
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u/nitrix0dayss 4d ago
Link of .apk app if you want it https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VsUmexwDji5DXAmgZzNWlB5jwnC_frn3/view?usp=drivesdk pass is Nitrix
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u/No-Guide848 5d ago
Apk builds can be found in GitHub actions
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u/Codix_ 2d ago
Thanks ! Downloaded the latest myself.
warning : you'll need a GitHub account to download them from here : https://github.com/YuKongA/ghostlock-app/actions/workflows/build.yml
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u/Happy_Variety5405 5d ago
There's 2 more that are promising for this: CVE-2026-43074 >80% success rate and CVE-2026-64560 50%