Permission bypass in Android Wi-Fi P2P service exposes information
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Google Android versions from 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2 and 17 are affected. A permission bypass in checkNearbyDevicesPermission of WifiP2pServiceImpl.java is caused by a confused deputy (CWE-441). A local attacker without privileges can read information they should not access, and no user interaction is needed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
In checkNearbyDevicesPermission of WifiP2pServiceImpl.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Android.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-58877
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-hvq7-m476-3ww2
- 2026-11-03 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-03 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Google vulnerabilities
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- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-58877 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-58877 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hvq7-m476-3ww2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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