Confused deputy permission bypass in multiple Android locations
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In multiple locations in Google Android, a confused deputy flaw allows a permission bypass. A local attacker can escalate privileges without additional execution privileges, and no user interaction is needed. The weakness is CWE-441, Unintended Proxy or Intermediary. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.4 (HIGH), and the affected ranges are from 17 and from 16-qpr2.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
In multiple locations, there is a possible permission bypass due to a confused deputy. 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
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
No fix is listed for Google Android from 17 and from 16-qpr2 as of publication on 2026-11-02.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59000
- 2026-11-02 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-02 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-jxgx-cwq2-wv3g
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Google vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- 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-2026-59000 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-59000 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxgx-cwq2-wv3g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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