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TI-2026-84038 Aliases CVE-2026-58961GHSA-rrrv-gg7r-6h7p

Background activity launch in Android ActivityTaskManagerService

Priority LOW 37CWE-693Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
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-693.

Summary

Google Android versions from 14, from 15, from 16, from 16-qpr2 and from 17 are affected. A logic error in moveTaskToFrontLocked of ActivityTaskManagerService.java allows a possible background activity launch, which is a protection mechanism failure (CWE-693). A local attacker with no additional execution privileges can escalate privileges, and no user interaction is needed.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

In moveTaskToFrontLocked of ActivityTaskManagerService.java, there is a possible background activity launch 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 not needed for exploitation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00081 0th 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
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GoogleAndroid17; 16-qpr2; 16; 15; 14—No fix listedCNA
  • Android VendorGoogle Affected 17; 16-qpr2; 16; 15; 14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Google

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Android.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-58961
  2. 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-rrrv-gg7r-6h7p
  3. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  6. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 1

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Sources

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