Android November 2026 bulletin: critical Framework RCE with no user interaction (CVE-2026-58868)
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Google's Android Security Bulletin for November 2026, published Nov 2, says the most severe issue is CVE-2026-58868, a critical Framework remote-code-execution bug that needs no additional privileges and no user interaction. It affects Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2 and 17. The same 2026-11-01 patch level also includes two critical System RCEs (CVE-2026-58876, CVE-2026-58936) and the already-tracked SMS-of-death DoS (CVE-2026-58882). The 2026-11-05 patch level adds kernel and vendor fixes. Update devices to security patch level 2026-11-01 or later (2026-11-05 for the full set). Google said it notifies partners at least a month before publication; there was no claim of in-the-wild exploitation for CVE-2026-58868 in the bulletin.
Why this severity: Critical Framework RCE (CVE-2026-58868) with no user interaction on Android 14–17; bulletin also has critical System RCEs
- Started
- Nov 2, 2026
Affected
- Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2, 17 (CVE-2026-58868 and related Framework/System issues)
Fixed in
- Security patch level 2026-11-01 or later
- Security patch level 2026-11-05 or later (full bulletin including kernel/vendor)
Timeline2
The Hacker News and SecurityWeek cover the critical no-interaction RCE and the broad November patch set (200+ issues in some counts).
Google publishes the Android Security Bulletin—November 2026. Most severe: CVE-2026-58868 critical Framework RCE with no user interaction; 2026-11-01 and 2026-11-05 patch levels defined.
Advisories2
News & write-ups1
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