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TI-2026-36779 Aliases CVE-2026-49883GHSA-5m72-phg9-cjgm

Improper privilege management in Google Android Wear

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

In checkReadPermission of PermissionsManager.java, there is a possible way to monitor sensitive device state data due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00174 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GoogleAndroid Wear14; 16; 17—No fix listedCNA
  • Android Wear VendorGoogle Affected 14; 16; 17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.0VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49883
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m72-phg9-cjgm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-42236 Improper authorization in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-30821 Use after free in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-17777 Improper privilege management in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-30872 Integer overflow in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2024-21766 there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-30849 Missing authentication in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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