Google’s November 2026 Android Updates Patch More Than 200 Vulnerabilities

Summary
Google’s November 2026 Android updates fix more than 200 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws. The most severe, CVE-2026-58868, could enable remote code execution without user interaction.
Key points
- The 2026-11-01 patch level fixes 119 vulnerabilities across Android Runtime, Framework, and System.
- The most severe issue, CVE-2026-58868, is a critical Framework flaw that could allow remote code execution without user interaction or additional execution privileges.
- Google fixed 17 flaws ahead of the monthly rollout through Google Play system updates.
- The 2026-11-05 patch level addresses 97 issues in Kernel and components from Arm, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, Unisoc, and Qualcomm.
- Google also issued Android XR and Wear OS updates addressing high-severity Framework and System flaws.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Google released Android security updates for November 2026, along with updates for Android XR and Wear OS.
- Impact
- The Android updates address 216 vulnerabilities across Android and related components, including more than two dozen critical-severity issues. The most severe identified flaw, CVE-2026-58868, is a Framework vulnerability that could allow remote code execution without additional execution privileges or user interaction. Android patch levels 2026-11-01 and 2026-11-05 address the issues; Google says the latter resolves all issues in the second update group.
CVE
Vendors
ArmThe second part of Android’s November 2026 security updates arrives on devices as the 2026-11-05 security patch level and fixes 97 bugs in Kernel, Arm, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, Unisoc, and Qualcomm components.GoogleGoogle on Monday announced new security updates for Android that resolve more than 200 vulnerabilities, including two dozen critical-severity issues.Imagination TechnologiesThe second part of Android’s November 2026 security updates arrives on devices as the 2026-11-05 security patch level and fixes 97 bugs in Kernel, Arm, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, Unisoc, and Qualcomm components.MediaTekThe second part of Android’s November 2026 security updates arrives on devices as the 2026-11-05 security patch level and fixes 97 bugs in Kernel, Arm, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, Unisoc, and Qualcomm components.QualcommThe second part of Android’s November 2026 security updates arrives on devices as the 2026-11-05 security patch level and fixes 97 bugs in Kernel, Arm, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, Unisoc, and Qualcomm components.UnisocThe second part of Android’s November 2026 security updates arrives on devices as the 2026-11-05 security patch level and fixes 97 bugs in Kernel, Arm, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, Unisoc, and Qualcomm components.
Products
AndroidGoogle on Monday announced new security updates for Android that resolve more than 200 vulnerabilities, including two dozen critical-severity issues.Android XROn Monday, Google also published security bulletins for Android XR and Wear OS.Wear OSOn Monday, Google also published security bulletins for Android XR and Wear OS.
