# CVE-2024-10576: Unauthorized factory reset of Infinix devices

> An attacker can force a factory reset on Infinix devices by exploiting an unsecured broadcast receiver in a pre-loaded application, causing data loss.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/R:I/V:D/U:Amber`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-phgf-8v5r-r8p3

## What is CVE-2024-10576?

CVE-2024-10576 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Infinix Mobile com.transsion.agingfunction, published on 4 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Infinix devices contain a pre-loaded "com.transsion.agingfunction" application, that exposes an unsecured broadcast receiver. An attacker can communicate with the receiver and force the device to perform a factory reset without any Android system permissions. 

After multiple attempts to contact the vendor we did not receive any answer. We suppose this issue affects all Infinix Mobile devices.

Weakness: CWE-925 (Improper Verification of Intent by Broadcast Receiver)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10576?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-10576?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10576 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10576 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10576 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10576 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10576 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Infinix Mobile com.transsion.agingfunction, published on 4 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10576 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Infinix Mobile com.transsion.agingfunction. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10576/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10576/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10576
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10576
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10576

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10576/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.