Android ParsedPermissionUtils Vulnerability: Bypassing Consent Dialog for Permissions

Summary

An attacker can potentially gain excessive permissions on an Android device by exploiting a flaw in ParsedPermissionUtils. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or actions on the device. Update your Android software to the latest version to fix this issue.

What to do

Update google platform/frameworks/base to version 16-qpr2-next:2026-03-01.
Update google platform/frameworks/base to version 15:2026-03-01.
Update google platform/frameworks/base to version 16:2026-03-01.
Update google platform/frameworks/base to version 16-qpr2:2026-03-01.
Update google platform/frameworks/base to version 14:2026-03-01.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fix available
google	android	14.0	–
google	android	15.0	–
google	android	16.0	–
google	android	16.0	–
google	android	16.0	–
google	android	16.0	–
google	platform/frameworks/base	> 16-qpr2-next:0 , <= 16-qpr2-next:2026-03-01	16-qpr2-next:2026-03-01
google	platform/frameworks/base	> 15:0 , <= 15:2026-03-01	15:2026-03-01
google	platform/frameworks/base	> 16:0 , <= 16:2026-03-01	16:2026-03-01
google	platform/frameworks/base	> 16-qpr2:0 , <= 16-qpr2:2026-03-01	16-qpr2:2026-03-01
google	platform/frameworks/base	> 14:0 , <= 14:2026-03-01	14:2026-03-01

Original title

In parsePermissionGroup of ParsedPermissionUtils.java, there is a possible way to bypass a consent dialog to obtain permissions due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of p...

Original description

In parsePermissionGroup of ParsedPermissionUtils.java, there is a possible way to bypass a consent dialog to obtain permissions due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

nvd CVSS3.1 8.4

Vulnerability type

CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key