CVE-2026-49903
The `ClusterRenderingService.dump()` method, accessible to processes holding `android.permission...
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.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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.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.
- Record
CVE-2026-49903- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-441
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-115615
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.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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-115615- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-06
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52wh-cjj6-535h
The `ClusterRenderingService.dump()` method, accessible to processes holding `android.permission...
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.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.
- Record
GHSA-52wh-cjj6-535h- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-441
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
NVD
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.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.
- Record
CVE-2026-49903- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-441
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| cwes, severity | CVE List, NVD | |
| facts | NVD | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-49903 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Google Android, published November 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.