Live › vulnerability › CVE-2026-55264
A flaw in the Android DownloadProvider's access check lets a local app act as a confused deputy and read information it should not see. An attacker gets local information disclosure without extra privileges or user interaction.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-11-02 20:35 UTC. All times on this page are UTC.
The flaw is in Android's DownloadProvider component, which handles downloaded files on the device. Sources do not say which Android versions or patch levels are affected. Only devices running a vulnerable Android build are exposed, and a local app is needed to trigger it.
No product ranges from the sources yet.
Unknown from the sources.
No fix yet, per the sources.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
In checkWhetherCallingAppHasAccess of DownloadProvider.java, there is a possible information leak due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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