Google Android: Elevation of privilege in Pixel hwmgr component
Summary
Google's November 2026 Pixel Update Bulletin lists CVE-2026-58785 as an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the hwmgr component of Pixel devices, caused by uninitialized data in update_user_consent. An attacker who already has System-level privileges on the device can use it to escalate privileges further. No user interaction is required, and no exploitation has been reported so far.
Affected
- Google Pixel devices with a security patch level before 2026-11-05
- Component: hwmgr (Pixel bulletin entry A-527169381)
- Affected device models: Unknown.
Fixed in
- Security patch level 2026-11-05 or later (Pixel Update Bulletin, November 2026)
- Exact build numbers: Unknown.
Workaround
Unknown.
Exploitation
- CISA SSVC (official CVE record): exploitation none, not automatable, total technical impact
- No evidence of active exploitation found in the reviewed sources
- Not listed in CISA KEV according to a third-party aggregator
Our recommendation
- Update all company-managed Pixel devices to security patch level 2026-11-05 or later
- Check the patch level in the device settings and list devices below it
- Restrict app installation and local access on managed devices to reduce the risk of an attacker gaining a foothold
- Replace or isolate devices that no longer receive security updates
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Pixel Update Bulletin – November 2026 source.android.com
- CVE Record CVE-2026-58785 www.cve.org
- OSV entry PUB-A-527169381 osv.dev
- Threat intelligence summary CVE-2026-58785 cve.threatint.com
- Strix CVE-2026-58785 www.strix.ai
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 11 Nov 2026, 11:24.
Original description (NVD)
In update_user_consent of main.rs, there is a possible elevation of privilege due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
NVD references (1)
Sources
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- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
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