UI obfuscation from a logic error in Google Android notification channels
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Google Android is affected from 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2 and 17. A logic error (CWE-20) in updateNotificationChannel in PreferencesHelper.java enables a UI obfuscation issue. A local attacker with no additional execution privileges can cause a denial of service, and no user interaction is needed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
In updateNotificationChannel of PreferencesHelper.java, there is a possible ui obfuscation issue due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local denial of service 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-2026-58955
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-qmv6-g924-2hrm
- 2026-11-03 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-03 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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- 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-2026-58955 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-58955 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qmv6-g924-2hrm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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