Android Integer Overflow Leading to Local Privilege Escalation
CVE-2026-59014 is a high-severity Android vulnerability involving integer overflows in multiple locations that can cause out-of-bounds writes. Successful exploitation could allow local privilege escalation without additional execution privileges or user interaction. The affected functions, components, and CVE-specific version range are not identified.
What it means and what to do now: patch path, interim mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.
What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
A local attacker could corrupt memory through out-of-bounds writes and potentially obtain elevated privileges. The precise privilege level obtainable and affected security boundaries are not specified.
Patch, then assume compromise.
Install the applicable November 2026 Android security updates supplied by the device manufacturer, including the corresponding Samsung Security Maintenance Release for affected Galaxy devices. Consult the vendor security bulletin for CVE-specific device applicability and fixed builds; exact fixed builds and the minimum patch level for this vulnerability are not specified.
No public exploits tracked yet. Mallory keeps watching.
Products and vendors Mallory has correlated with this vulnerability. Open in Mallory to drill down to specific CPE configurations and version ranges.
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.