---
id: "CVE-2026-59599"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-59599"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-59599"]
title: "Android on Pixel phones: hypervisor flaw lets an app gain higher privileges"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["android", "infrastructure", "mobile", "pixel"]
not_affected_if: ["up-to-date-patch-level"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T20:19:30+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T20:46:13+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:49:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59599", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:46:13+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Android on Pixel phones: hypervisor flaw lets an app gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-59599 (this .md is for agents)

Supported Google Pixel phones running Android before the 2026-11-05 security patch level have a privilege escalation flaw in the hypervisor component of the kernel. A local attacker could use it to gain higher system privileges than they should have.

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

## How to check

- Open Settings > About phone and read the security patch level

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T20:46:13+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59599

## From the sources

Android on supported Pixel devices before security patch level 2026-11-05 allows elevation of privilege in the hypervisor subcomponent in the kernel, aka A-519434175.

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