CVE-2024-43093
Android Framework: Privilege Escalation
As of , CVE-2024-43093 in Android Framework is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 7 November 2024
- US federal deadline
- 28 November 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 51% 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 Framework contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
CISA's description
In shouldHideDocument of ExternalStorageProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of a file path filter designed to prevent access to sensitive directories due to incorrect unicode normalization. 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_android
- CVE published
- 13 November 2024
- Assigned by
- google_android
- CVSS
- 7.3 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-176
- Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
- 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.
Framework: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-35674Privilege Escalation | Android Framework | Patch soon | 0.03 | ||
| CVE-2025-48595Integer Overflow | Android Framework | Patch soon | 0.02 | ||
| CVE-2023-20963Privilege Escalation | Android Framework | Patch soon | 0.01 | ||
| CVE-2025-48572Privilege Escalation | Android Framework | Patch soon | 0.00 | ||
| CVE-2025-48633Information Disclosure | Android Framework | Patch soon | 0.00 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org