CVE-2024-20034 Missing authorization in MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6855, MT6895, MT8167, MT8168, MT8188, MT8321, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791T, MT8797, MT8798

What is CVE-2024-20034?

CVE-2024-20034 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In battery, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08488849; Issue ID: ALPS08488849.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20034?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20034?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20034 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-20034 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20034 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

• CVE-2026-58704 Google Pixel Improper Authorization Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48543 Android Runtime Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-pp4p-q324-qhgr.