CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-28663

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.09%

0th percentile - higher than 0% of all known CVEs

Summary

In buildIntentSenderForUser of LauncherAppsService.java, there is a possible way to launch an activity from the background due to BAL bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege without additional privileges or user interaction.

Risk Assessment

An attacker may launch unwanted background activities, potentially leading to privilege escalation and security policy violation.

Recommendation

Update the system and enforce restrictions on background activity launches.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In buildIntentSenderForUser of LauncherAppsService.java, there is a possible way to launch an activity from the background due to BAL Bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS