Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-59594 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-59594 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-59594?
- Informational severity, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Google Pixel Devices devices with security patch level prior to 2026-11-05.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-59594?
- Yes: fixed in Pixel security patch level 2026-11-05 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-59594 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-59594?
- Check whether you run Google Pixel Devices at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: Pixel security patch level 2026-11-05 or later
Technical details
A heap buffer overflow exists in the spm_alloc function of the HWCodec encoder component. The vulnerability requires user interaction for exploitation and local execution privileges, allowing an attacker to overflow a heap buffer and achieve privilege escalation.
Affected products
- Google Pixel devices devices with security patch level prior to 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed