---
id: "CVE-2026-58962"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-58962"]
title: "Android: missing permission check lets a local app escalate privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: [{"name": "android", "fixed": ["security patch level 2026-11-05"], "affected": "14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2, 17 before security patch level 2026-11-05", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["android", "framework", "mobile", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-02T20:17:52+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T20:35:34+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T20:39:21+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58962", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T20:35:34+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T20:39:21+00:00"}]
---

# Android: missing permission check lets a local app escalate privileges

A missing permission check in the Android task manager's moveTaskToFrontLocked function lets a local app bypass access controls. An attacker gets local privilege escalation without extra execution rights and without user interaction.

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

## Affected

- vendor:android affected 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2, 17 before security patch level 2026-11-05 fixed security patch level 2026-11-05

## How to check

Settings > About phone > Android version > Android security update: a patch level older than 2026-11-05 is not confirmed fixed. Or run: adb shell getprop ro.build.version.security_patch. Devices on Android 13 or earlier are not listed in the bulletin; ask the manufacturer.

## Fix

Install a security patch level of 2026-11-05 or later (bulletin lists the issue under the 2026-11-01 level). Fixes apply to Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2 and 17.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T20:35:34+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58962
- 2026-11-02T20:39:21+00:00 analyst — Found in Android Security Bulletin Nov 2026 (framework, EoP, High, bug A-527035781, AOSP 14-17). Patch level 2026-11-05 or later covers all issues; listed under 2026-11-01 section. No exploitation stated; AOSP links pending.

## Documents

- [advisory] Android Security Bulletin—November 2026 https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-11-01

## From the sources

In moveTaskToFrontLocked of ActivityTaskManagerService.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to a missing permission check. 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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