{"id":"CVE-2026-49903","title":"The `ClusterRenderingService.dump()` method, accessible to processes holding `android.permission.DUMP` and `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`, acts as a confused deputy","summary":"The `ClusterRenderingService.dump()` method, accessible to processes holding `android.permission.DUMP` and `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`, acts as a confused deputy. It allows attackers to write arbitrary values to `Settings.Gl…","severity":"none","vendor":"Google","product":"Android","affected":["Android 17","Android 16-qpr2","Android 16","Android 15","Android 14"],"published":"2026-11-02","updated":"2026-11-02","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-02T20:21:07.826Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49903","references":[{"url":"https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/aaos/2026/2026-11-01"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00144,"epssPercentile":0.03708,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T19:30:42.830Z","slug":"CVE-2026-49903","body":"## Overview\n\nThe `ClusterRenderingService.dump()` method, accessible to processes holding `android.permission.DUMP` and `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`, acts as a confused deputy. It allows attackers to write arbitrary values to `Settings.Global.OVERLAY_DISPLAY_DEVICES`, an operation normally requiring `android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS`, enabling persistent creation of system overlay displays and injection of key events into the cluster UI.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Android 17`\n- `Android 16-qpr2`\n- `Android 16`\n- `Android 15`\n- `Android 14`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}