CVE-2026-0013
Confused Deputy Privilege Escalation in Android DocumentsUI Component
Publication date: 2026-03-02
Last updated on: 2026-03-06
Assigner: Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| android | 14.0 | |
| android | 15.0 | |
| android | 16.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-441 | The product receives a request, message, or directive from an upstream component, but the product does not sufficiently preserve the original source of the request before forwarding the request to an external actor that is outside of the product's control sphere. This causes the product to appear to be the source of the request, leading it to act as a proxy or other intermediary between the upstream component and the external actor. |
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The vulnerability can lead to a local escalation of privilege on the affected device. An attacker could exploit this flaw to gain higher privileges than intended, potentially allowing them to perform unauthorized actions or access sensitive information without needing any extra permissions or user interaction.
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This vulnerability exists in the setupLayout method of the PickActivity.java file. It allows an attacker to start any activity as if it were a DocumentsUI app due to a confused deputy problem. This means the application mistakenly grants higher privileges to an activity that it should not, enabling local escalation of privilege without requiring any additional execution privileges or user interaction.