CVE-2024-29748
Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 25 April 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.68% probability · 52th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 4 April 2024 · due 25 April 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-755, CWE-280
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- dsap-vuln-management@google.com
EPSS 0.7% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-04-01; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29748
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-04-01Vendor Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-04-01Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/GrapheneOS/status/1775308208472813609Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-29748US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.