Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessInstall or run malicious local app
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ExploitInvoke AccountManager account flow
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ExecutionTrigger logic error in onResult (misleading UI/result)
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ImpactGain escalated privileges locally
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security UI security representation
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires local access to the device (AV:L) - in practice a malicious app installed and running on the affected Android device that interacts with the AccountManager framework; the vulnerable code path is AccountManagerService.onResult, where a logic error produces an untrusted or misleading UI/result. Per the CVSS vector no privileges (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) are required, and the description states no additional execution privileges are needed. The limiting factor is the local vector: there is no remote network reachability, so the attacker must already have code execution on the device. Affected builds are Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2 and 17; the precise triggering sequence beyond the onResult logic error is not described in the available sources. |
| Impact | This is a locally-exploitable Android privilege-escalation flaw (CVSS 3.1 8.4, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) in AccountManagerService, graded by Google as full compromise of confidentiality, integrity and availability. The signals are internally consistent on severity but modest on urgency: the CVSS vector is local (AV:L), not network, so this is not remotely reachable - an attacker must already be able to run code on the device (typically a malicious installed app). SSVC reinforces a measured posture: Exploitation=none (no observed or public exploitation), Automatable=no, Technical Impact=total; the vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', i.e. prompt but not emergency. There is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score was supplied, and no PoC or exploit reference appears in the input, so exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified from the data. Note a mild tension worth verifying: the root cause is CWE-451 (misleading/untrusted UI) and the description frames it as a 'misleading UI issue,' yet the vector asserts UI:N (no user interaction) and full C:H/I:H/A:H impact - the mechanism by which a UI-spoofing logic error yields total technical impact without user interaction is not explained in the available sources. Overall this is a genuine high-severity local EoP to patch promptly, but the local-only vector and absence of exploitation evidence place it below network-reachable or actively-exploited criticals. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A malicious or compromised app already present on the device invokes AccountManager flows and leverages the logic error in AccountManagerService.onResult so that an untrusted or misleading UI/result is presented or trusted, allowing the app to escalate its privileges locally without any user interaction or additional execution privileges. No public exploit code is identified at the time of analysis, and because the attack vector is local (AV:L), the attacker must first get code running on the device. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 02, 2026
A logic error in AccountManagerService.onResult on Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2 and 17 lets a locally installed app produce an untrusted or misleading result or UI, escalating privileges without any additional execution privileges and without user interaction. Google rates the impact as full loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability (CVSS 3.1 8.4, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), but the attacker must already be running code on the device because the vector is strictly local with no remote reachability. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and CISA SSVC marks exploitation as none and the flaw as not automatable, so the practical constraint remains the requirement for prior on-device code execution; the trigger sequence beyond the onResult logic error is not described in the available sources.
RemediationAI
Apply the Android Security Bulletin for 2026-11-01 (https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-11-01) to obtain the AccountManagerService fix, and update devices to a build whose security patch level includes that bulletin for the Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2 and 17 branches; the bulletin is the cited vendor reference and should be checked for the exact patched build identifiers, which are not enumerated in the available data, so no specific patched build number should be assumed beyond the bulletin date. Because exploitation requires a malicious app already running locally on the device, restricting sideloaded and untrusted applications through managed Google Play allowlisting, Play Protect verification and re-review of apps holding account or authenticator-related permissions reduces exposure until the platform update is deployed, at the cost of limiting user-installable software and requiring administrative overhead. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, so there is no signature-specific blocking guidance available from the supplied sources.
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The affected component is the Android AccountManager framework, specifically the onResult callback path in AccountManagerService.java, the system service that brokers account authentication and account-result delivery between apps and authenticators. The root cause is classified as CWE-451 (User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information): a logic error in how the result is validated or attributed allows a caller to surface a misleading or untrusted result to the user or to another component, which in the Android permission model can be leveraged for local privilege escalation. Per CPE (cpe:2.3:a:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) the flaw lives in AOSP Android itself rather than in a third-party app, and EUVD lists Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2 and 17 as affected builds, indicating a fix across multiple release branches. The CVSS vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N confirms local-only reachability with no privilege or interaction prerequisite once code is executing on the device; the precise triggering sequence 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 vector because a malicious on-device app is required (AV:L); no privileges or user interaction per the description (PR:N/UI:N); Android grades the resulting EoP as full C:H/I:H/A:H.
Primary rating from Vendor (google_android).
CVSS VectorVendor: google_android
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3DescriptionCVE.org
In onResult of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible untrusted/misleading UI 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 not needed for exploitation.
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Executive ViewAI
A high-severity logic flaw in Android's AccountManagerService could allow a malicious app already installed on a device to escalate privileges and compromise sensitive account data, affecting all supported Android versions. Leadership should prioritize this because it undermines the trust model of the Android permission system, potentially exposing corporate data on BYOD and managed devices.
Enforce a strict 'no sideloading' policy and use mobile device management (MDM) to block installation of apps from unknown sources; deploy mobile threat defense (MTD) to detect and mitigate malicious apps; restrict access to sensitive corporate data via conditional access and app protection policies until a patch is available.
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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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