Background Activity Launch Privilege Escalation in Android

Publication date: 2026-09-08

Last updated on: 2026-09-15

Assigner: Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)

Description

In areBackgroundActivityStartsAllowed of BackgroundLaunchProcessController.java, there is a possible unintended way to launch activities in the background due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-08

Last Modified

2026-09-15

Generated

2026-09-29

AI Q&A

2026-09-10

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-27

NVD

CVE-2026-0065

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	android	14.0
google	android	15.0
google	android	16.0
google	android	16.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-693	The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a logic error in Android's BackgroundLaunchProcessController.java that allows activities to be launched in the background unintentionally. It requires user execution privileges but no user interaction for exploitation, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with user privileges could exploit this to launch background activities, potentially gaining higher privileges or performing unauthorized actions on your device without your knowledge.

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