Live › vulnerability › CVE-2026-55271
ContactsPickerActivity in Android forwards an intent to a preferred action handler without checking it, a confused-deputy flaw. A local app can use it to escalate privilege on the device without 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 the Android contacts picker activity, so any Android device running a vulnerable system build is in scope. Only a local app on the device can trigger it, so remote attackers without a malicious app on the phone cannot use it directly. unknown whether this is limited to specific Android versions.
No product ranges from the sources yet.
Unknown from the sources.
No fix yet, per the sources.
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In forwardToPreferredActionPickHandler of ContactsPickerActivity.kt, there is a possible intent redirection 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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