{"id":"CVE-2026-49906","title":"An unprivileged application can bypass the `android.car.permission.CAR_DISPLAY_IN_CLUSTER` permission by registering an activity with the `android.car.cluster.NAVIGATION` category and requesting navigation app focus","summary":"An unprivileged application can bypass the `android.car.permission.CAR_DISPLAY_IN_CLUSTER` permission by registering an activity with the `android.car.cluster.NAVIGATION` category and requesting navigation app focus. The privileged `Clus…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"adp","vendor":"Google","product":"Android","affected":["Android 17","Android 16-qpr2","Android 16","Android 15","Android 14"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-11-03T04:56:26.295234Z"},"published":"2026-11-02","updated":"2026-11-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-03T15:23:50.715Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49906","references":[{"url":"https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/aaos/2026/2026-11-01"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00128,"epssPercentile":0.02506,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T19:30:42.980Z","slug":"CVE-2026-49906","body":"## Overview\n\nAn unprivileged application can bypass the `android.car.permission.CAR_DISPLAY_IN_CLUSTER` permission by registering an activity with the `android.car.cluster.NAVIGATION` category and requesting navigation app focus. The privileged `ClusterHomeSample` application, acting as a confused deputy, resolves and launches this arbitrary third-party activity on the safety-critical instrument cluster display without enforcing the necessary permission check, allowing for persistent display of potentially misleading or distracting content.\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":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}