{"id":"CVE-2024-43093","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-43093","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:46:09.159Z","title":"Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"In shouldHideDocument of ExternalStorageProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of a file path filter designed to prevent access to sensitive directories due to  incorrect unicode normalization. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.","published":"2024-11-13T18:15:22.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T07:50:26.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-176"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00709,"percentile":0.53302,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-11-07","dueDate":"2024-11-28","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2024-11-01 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43093"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 28 November 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7f83c671626f9bf993581f4598c22482d87cba10","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-03-01","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-43093","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43093","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}