---
id: "CVE-2026-68591"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-68591"]
title: "Modem: permissions bypass lets an app with System privilege escalate further"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["android", "infrastructure", "mobile-devices", "modem"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-02T03:17:38+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T03:31:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T03:31:58+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68591", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T03:31:27+00:00"}]
---

# Modem: permissions bypass lets an app with System privilege escalate further

A permissions bypass in the modem component lets an attacker who already holds System privilege escalate their privileges further. The sources give no CVSS score and no product version list.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T03:31:27+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68591

## From the sources

In Modem, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege (EoP) if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09608864 / ALPS09327759; Issue ID: MSV-2958.

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