CVE-2026-49931 Android - Broken Access Control

Android contains a local escalation of privilege caused by a confused deputy in onActivityResult leading to contact leak from protected profile, letting local attackers escalate privileges without additional execution rights, exploit requires no user interaction.

CVSS base score 8.4 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Privilege Escalation, Information Disclosure
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2 November 2026
Updated
3 November 2026
Weakness
CWE-441

Vendor fix

Update to the latest Android version with security patches.

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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