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

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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.

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Google released Android security updates for November 2026, along with updates for Android XR and Wear OS.
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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.

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