---
id: "CVE-2026-59573"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-59573"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-59573"]
title: "Android avc_decoder: buffer overflow in max_num_ref_frames enables local privilege escalation"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["android", "media-codec", "other"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T20:19:28+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T20:46:12+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:50:06+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59573", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:46:12+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Android avc_decoder: buffer overflow in max_num_ref_frames enables local privilege escalation

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-59573 (this .md is for agents)

A buffer overflow in the max_num_ref_frames handling of the avc_decoder lets a process write outside a heap buffer. Per the description, an attacker with local code execution can escalate privileges, and user interaction is needed to exploit it.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T20:46:12+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59573

## From the sources

In max_num_ref_frames of avc_decoder, there is a possible Non-Heap Buffer Overflow due to a buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with execution privileges needed. User interaction is for exploitation.

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