--- title: "CVE-2026-49931: Android - Broken Access Control" description: "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." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-49931/ --- # 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 [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49931) ## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/441.html) ## 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 - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49931](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49931) - [https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-11-01](https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-11-01) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)