Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessInstall unprivileged malicious app
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DeliveryRegister conflicting NFC AID entries
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ExploitTrigger flawed resolveAidConflictLocked path
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ExecutionAbuse privileged component as confused deputy
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ImpactGain local privilege escalation
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service Proxy/intermediary controls
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires a locally installed, unprivileged Android application; the flaw lies in NFC AID (Application Identifier) conflict resolution within RegisteredAidCache.resolveAidConflictLocked, so exploitation involves manipulating AID registration/routing to turn a more-privileged system component into a confused deputy. Per the CVSS vector it is local (AV:L) with low complexity (AC:L) and needs no privileges (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N), so no victim action is required once the malicious app runs. The principal limiting factor is the local attack vector: an attacker must first get code running on the device (e.g., via an installed app), as there is no network-facing exposure. Affected builds are Android 15, 16, 16-qpr2, and 17; devices patched at the November 2026 security patch level are not affected. |
| Impact | Signals are mostly aligned toward a serious-but-not-urgent local flaw. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, C:H/I:H/A:H, score 8.4) describes a locally exploitable privilege escalation requiring no user interaction and no pre-existing privileges, which matches the description's 'local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.' The SSVC framework reinforces this: Technical Impact is 'total' (consistent with C:H/I:H/A:H), but Exploitation is 'none' (no observed or public exploitation) and Automatable is 'no' (the attacker must already have local code execution via an installed app, so it does not chain into worm-like mass exploitation). There is no CISA KEV listing, no EPSS value supplied, and no PoC or exploit reference in the input. The vuln.today priority of 'this_week' and Google's own rating are consistent with a high-impact local EoP that is not under active exploitation - a genuine priority for patch cycles but not an emergency. No signals conflict; the main gap is the absence of an EPSS score, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be compared here. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A user installs a malicious or trojanized Android app that requests no sensitive permissions. Because the flaw is a confused-deputy error in how RegisteredAidCache.resolveAidConflictLocked handles NFC AID routing conflicts, the app abuses a more-privileged system component to perform actions it should not be allowed to, escalating its own privileges locally with no user interaction. No public exploit or PoC is identified in the provided data; exploitation requires local code execution via the installed app (AV:L). |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 02, 2026
Local privilege escalation in Google Android 15, 16, 16-qpr2, and 17 arises from a confused-deputy permission bypass in NFC AID conflict resolution within RegisteredAidCache.resolveAidConflictLocked. A locally installed, unprivileged app can manipulate AID registration or routing so a more-privileged NFC or system component acts on its behalf, with no additional execution privileges and no user interaction required; the CVSS 3.1 score is 8.4. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, SSVC exploitation is none, and the issue is serious but not urgent because the attacker must first get code running locally; builds at the November 2026 security patch level are fixed.
RemediationAI
Apply the Android security update from the November 2026 bulletin (2026-11-01) at https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-11-01; Android 15, 16, 16-qpr2, and 17 devices patched to the November 2026 security patch level are not affected. Updates are delivered through Android vendor/OEM and carrier channels, so verify the device's security patch level after updating. The provided sources do not describe a separate configuration workaround; the vendor patch is the complete fix identified.
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Android's NFC stack uses Application Identifiers (AIDs) to route card-emulation and tag traffic, and RegisteredAidCache tracks which apps have registered which AIDs. The vulnerable function resolveAidConflictLocked handles conflicts when registrations overlap; because the resolution can be influenced by a less-privileged app, the code violates the confused-deputy trust boundary (CWE-441), causing a privileged NFC component to exercise its permissions for the attacker. The supplied CPE identifies google:android broadly, while EUVD narrows affected builds to Android 15, 16, 16-qpr2, and 17. Per the CVSS vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, the attack is local, low-complexity, requires no privileges, and requires no user interaction; the exact AID registration sequence that triggers the conflict is not described in the available sources.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local unprivileged app exploits the AID conflict path with no user interaction (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); confused-deputy EoP yields total system impact (C:H/I:H/A:H), same scope (S:U).
Primary rating from Vendor (google_android).
CVSS VectorVendor: google_android
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
In resolveAidConflictLocked of RegisteredAidCache.java, 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.
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Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-59028 is a high-severity local privilege escalation vulnerability in Google Android versions 15, 16, 16-qpr2, and 17, enabling an unprivileged app to bypass permissions and cause a privileged NFC component to act on its behalf. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected Android devices, potentially allowing a malicious app to access sensitive data or perform unauthorized actions. Leadership should prioritize patching, as exploitation requires local code execution but can lead to significant compromise of enterprise mobile assets.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include disabling NFC where not required, restricting app installations to trusted sources, and enforcing device management policies to monitor and limit unprivileged app capabilities.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
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EUVD-2026-115441
GHSA-pvg5-cjwv-2g77
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
Exploit-DB