Android tapjacking flaw in InputMonitor.java allows local privilege escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-451.
Summary
Android contains a tapjacking flaw in updateInputWindows of InputMonitor.java caused by a logic error, classified as CWE-451. A local attacker with no additional execution privileges can escalate privileges if a user interacts with a malicious screen overlay. Exploitation requires user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
In updateInputWindows of InputMonitor.java, there is a possible tapjacking issue 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 needed for exploitation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 Google Android.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-58886
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-mc5m-6c9m-vqmq
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-05 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-58886 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-58886 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mc5m-6c9m-vqmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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