CVE-2024-29748
Android Pixel: Privilege Escalation
As of , CVE-2024-29748 in Android Pixel is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 4 April 2024
- US federal deadline
- 25 April 202421 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.01Higher than 50% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- No score that dayThe EPSS file of the day CISA listed it has no score for it.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- Vendor advice: source.android.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Android Pixel contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker to interrupt a factory reset triggered by a device admin app.
CISA's description
there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
The CVE record's description, from Google_Devices
- CVE published
- 5 April 2024
- Assigned by
- Google_Devices
- CVSS
- 7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-280
- Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The CVE record was published.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Pixel: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-32896Privilege Escalation | Android Pixel | Patch soon | 0.03 | ||
| CVE-2024-29745Information Disclosure | Android Pixel | Patch soon | 0.00 | ||
| CVE-2023-21237Information Disclosure | Android Pixel | Patch soon | 0.00 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org