---
id: "CVE-2026-56966"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-56966"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-56966"]
title: "Android HAL override options: stale memory mappings allow local privilege escalation"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["android", "hal", "infrastructure"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T20:19:17+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T20:46:08+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:52:15+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56966", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:46:08+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Android HAL override options: stale memory mappings allow local privilege escalation

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-56966 (this .md is for agents)

A flaw in CommitToBuffer in hal_override_options.bundle.cc lets a process retain stale direct memory access mappings to secure memory because of a confused deputy problem. An attacker with local code running at System privilege could escalate privileges further.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T20:46:08+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56966

## From the sources

In CommitToBuffer of hal_override_options.bundle.cc, there is a possible way to retain stale direct memory access mappings to secure memory due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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