CVE-2024-29757 Privilege escalation in Android

High 7.3 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting allowlisted debug certificates in Android, requiring no user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-29757?

CVE-2024-29757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

there is a possible permission bypass due to Debug certs being allowlisted. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29757?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-29757?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-29757 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29757 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-306627047, GHSA-pc56-3cp6-3733, PUB-A-306627047.

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