CVE-2026-58946
8.4 HIGHPublished 2026-11-02 · Updated 2026-11-03
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- A logic error in ActivityClientController.java's navigateUpTo method allows an attacker to bypass permission checks, enabling local privilege escalation without user interaction or additional privileges.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation requires local access and no user interaction, but the exact trigger condition is not specified, making it moderately difficult to reproduce without deeper knowledge of the code path.
- Blast radius
- Successful exploitation grants full local elevation of privilege (C:H/I:H/A:H), potentially allowing an unprivileged app or attacker to compromise device confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Apply the patch released in Android Security Bulletin - August 2026 (or later), which specifically addresses CVE-2026-58946 in ActivityClientController.java; no fixed version is named beyond this bulletin.
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NVD description
In navigateUpTo of ActivityClientController.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-693
All references
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