Live › vulnerability › CVE-2026-58884
A flaw in the Android Wi-Fi service's tethered hotspot request path lets a caller bypass a permission check through a confused deputy. A local app could use it to escalate its privileges 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 sources describe a local privilege escalation in Android's Wi-Fi service (WifiServiceImpl.java) with no user interaction needed, but they do not name affected Android versions or the patch level that fixes it. unknown
No product ranges from the sources yet.
Unknown from the sources.
No fix yet, per the sources.
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In startTetheredHotspotRequest of WifiServiceImpl.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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