CVE-2024-20060 Privilege escalation in MT6580, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8188, MT8370, MT8390

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Local attackers with system privileges can escalate privileges due to an incorrect status check in MediaTek SoC firmware.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-20060?

CVE-2024-20060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In da, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to an incorrect status check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08541749; Issue ID: ALPS08541754.

Weakness: CWE-1332

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20060?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20060?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20060 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-20060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3j75-rq9m-pxrv.

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