Local device-state disclosure via missing permission check
Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026
Information disclosure in Google Wear OS 14, 16, and 17 allows local users to monitor sensitive device state data. PermissionsManager.java's checkReadPermission method permits access without enforcing the required read permission, exposing device-state observations to an unprivileged caller. Exploitation needs no additional execution privileges or user interaction; the disclosure is limited to otherwise protected device-state information.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Google Wear OS 14, 16, and 17 allows local users to monitor sensitive device state data. PermissionsManager.java's checkReadPermission method permits access without enforcing the required read permission, exposing device-state observations to an unprivileged caller. Exploitation needs no additional execution privileges or user interaction; the disclosure is limited to otherwise protected device-state information.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-49883
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Wear OS
- Classifications
- CWE-269
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=14
- Affected versionversion=16
- Affected versionversion=17
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